Spaghetti Green Beans and Pesto

Here’s a really quick and simple dish that can be made for a special occasion or for the family.

I had this on a visit to Italy at a small town on the Mediterranean coast called San Remo, its so easy to make that I feel a bit of a cheat when I give to dinner guests.

Try it out on your friends and family and they will think they are eating fantastic Italian restaurant food!

For 4-5 people

Ingredients

• 500gms of spaghetti
• 200gm jar of green pesto
• 250gms of fine green beans
• Italian bread e.g. ciabatta or focaccia

So here we go….

1. Fill a large sauce pan with water add a little salt, a spoon of olive oil and bring to the boil.
2. In another sauce pan fill with water and bring to the boil.
3. Cut the ends off the fine green beans but leave whole.
4. When the water is boiling add the beans and gently boil until just soft. Drain the water.
5. When the large pan is boiling add the spaghetti and keep boiling until the spaghetti is soft but still with a little bite “al dente”. Drain the spaghetti in a colander.
6. Pour the pesto in the large saucepan add the beans and spaghetti and stir thoroughly.
7. Serve in bowls with slices of Italian bread.

From start to finish about 30 minutes.

A taste of the Mediterranean… “Buon appetito” ….enjoy!

Paolo is a Project Worker with the Llanelli Multi-Cultural Project. Click here to find out more.