Wednesday, March 10, 2010

penne pesto pasta with green beans and potatoes


ingredients:
2 cups of penne whole wheat pasta, cook as directed
french green beans, halved and steamed
1 potato, boil in water then cubed when fully cooked
red pepper, salt and pepper to taste
*toss all of these ingredients together and chill in fridge while preparing sauce.**

pesto sauce:
1-2cups of basil
3 large cloves garlic
6 tbsp raw pine nuts
3/4 – 1 tsp salt, or to taste
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
vegan parmesan cheese 1/4-1/2 cup

directions:
1)  blend all pesto sauce ingredients together.
2) mix sauce with potatoes, green beans and pasta.
3) enjoy!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

jen! my first recipe and i loved it!

a few things tho...

i think i put too much red pepper. a lil' too spicy. and is the amount of basil correct? cups or should it be tbsp? also, i couldn't find vegan parm cheese at trader joes. so i just chose one with the least fat.

i rarely cook, but this dish was sooo easy to make!

i never realized how much i loved basil ;)

awesome job cuz!!

love, dye