Trofie pasta with green beans and new potatoes
- Published: 31 Mar 10
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
This pasta recipe uses trofie pasta, which, like basil pesto, comes from Liguria. It’s available in major supermarkets.
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Serves 4
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Takes 15 min to make, 20 min to cook
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Ingredients
- 350g trofie pasta or any short pasta shape
- 250g baby new potatoes
- 100g fine green beans
- 4 tbsp Classic basil pesto
- 4 tbsp Parmesan, finely grated, plus extra to serve
- Handful small basil leaves, to serve
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Method
- Bring a large pan of water to the boil and cook the pasta for 8 minutes until starting to soften. Add the new potatoes and cook for 5 minutes more, then add the green beans and cook for 3-4 minutes until tender.
- Drain the pasta, potatoes and beans and return to the pan. Add the pesto and Parmesan and toss. Scatter with basil leaves and serve immediately with extra Parmesan.
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- Recipe from May 2010 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 493kcals
- Fat
- 13.9g (3.2 saturated)
- Protein
- 18.1g
- Carbohydrates
- 78.6 (3.3 sugar)
- Salt
- 0.3g
delicious. tips
Trofie takes a little longer to cook than most other types of short pasta, so if you’re not using it, alter the cooking time accordingly. To make this dish suitable for vegetarians, omit the Parmesan.
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I love this recipe because it is so yummy, in fact I am a little bit addicted to it at the moment!
I love this recipe because it contains double carbs!
I love this recipe because the shape of the pasta is so unusual. It also reminds me of my romantic honeymoon in Liguria