Penne with Green Beans and Basil
I like this cool pasta salad, very good on a hot summer night.
Makes about 8 cups, or 4 main-dish servings.
Ingredients
8 ounces penne or bow-tie pasta
1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed and each cut in half
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon water
1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1-2 medium tomato, chopped
Directions
1. In large sauce pot, cook penne as label directs
2. Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, heat 1 inch water to boiling over high heat. Add green beans and 1/2 teaspoon salt; heat to boiling. Cook beans until tender-crisp, 8 minutes or so. Drain beans and rinse under cold running water and drain again.
3. In blender at high speed, combine basil, oil and water and puree until almost smooth, stopping occasionally and scraping down sides with rubber spatula. Transfer bail puree to large bowl; stir in remaining 1 teaspoon salt and pepper.
4. Drain pasta; rinse under cold running water and drain again. In large bowl, toss pasta, beans, tomato and basil puree. Add salt, pepper or extra basil to taste.
*optional, you can add a can of white beans to this if you want to add some protein, make it more filling....
Each serving is about 370 calories, 10g protein, 52g carbohydrate, 15g total fat.
Makes about 8 cups, or 4 main-dish servings.
Ingredients
8 ounces penne or bow-tie pasta
1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed and each cut in half
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon water
1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1-2 medium tomato, chopped
Directions
1. In large sauce pot, cook penne as label directs
2. Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, heat 1 inch water to boiling over high heat. Add green beans and 1/2 teaspoon salt; heat to boiling. Cook beans until tender-crisp, 8 minutes or so. Drain beans and rinse under cold running water and drain again.
3. In blender at high speed, combine basil, oil and water and puree until almost smooth, stopping occasionally and scraping down sides with rubber spatula. Transfer bail puree to large bowl; stir in remaining 1 teaspoon salt and pepper.
4. Drain pasta; rinse under cold running water and drain again. In large bowl, toss pasta, beans, tomato and basil puree. Add salt, pepper or extra basil to taste.
*optional, you can add a can of white beans to this if you want to add some protein, make it more filling....
Each serving is about 370 calories, 10g protein, 52g carbohydrate, 15g total fat.
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