Bean and potato pesto bake
Bean and potato pesto bake | |
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Best recipe reviewVegalicious! 5/5 I love this 💝💝💝 Jerry, aka Chef) |
Servings: | Serves 2 |
Calories per serving: | 749 |
Ready in: | 1 hour |
Prep. time: | 15 minutes |
Cook time: | 45 minutes |
Difficulty: | |
Recipe author: | Chef |
First published: | 13th July 2019 |
My baked version of the Ligurian pasta dish, usually made with Trofie pasta, potatoes and green beans.
I've decided to add mozzarella cheese and bake it to get a nice crispy finish.
Ingredients
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- 1 small jar of red pesto, about 120 g
- 180 g macaroni
- 100 g long green beans, trimmed
- 200 g new potatoes, scrubbed and cubed
- 200 g ball of mozzarella cheese, drained and crumbled
- 2 salad tomatoes, sliced
- Splash of olive oil
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Mise en place
- Preheat the oven to 180° C (350° F - gas 4), [fan oven 160° C & reduce cooking time by 10 mins per hour]
Method
- Boil the potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes
- Boil the pasta (macaroni) in well salted water for 10 minutes
- Simmer the green beans for 5 minutes
- Mix the cooked potatoes, beans and pasta with the pesto in a casserole dish
- Top with the sliced tomatoes and the crumbled mozzarella and sprinkle with black pepper
- Bake for 15 minutes and finish under a hot grill for the final 5 minutes
- Serve immediately
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