04 Mar 2006

Pasta with shredded greens and pesto

225grampotatoes (new), halved if large
225gramspring greens, shredded
150gramfrench beans, halved
2tablespoonolive oil
275gramdried linguine or tagliatelle
4tablespoonpesto sauce
2tablespoonpine nuts, toasted (optional)
seasoning
1 Cook potatoes in boiling salt water for 12-15 minutes until tender. Blanch greens and beans in boiling water for 2 minutes, drain, refresh under cold water and pat dry.

2 Cook the pasta according to packet instructions until al dente.

3 Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the potatoes and fry over a medium heat for 5-6 minutes. Add the greens and beans and fry for a further 3-4 minutes.

4 Drain the pasta well and stir into greens with a pesto sauce and seasoning. Serve at once garnished with pine nuts, if using.

Notes

We used spinach in stead of spring greens.

Nutritional information per serving

Per serving:

434 calories
protein 13g
carbohydrate 65g
fat 16g
sat. fat 2g
added sugar none
fibre 5g
salt 0,57 g

 

Keywords

lang: main course

 

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