Pasta With Pesto My Way
Serves: 6
Isabella Feil
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
57
Spice
51
Sweetness
47
Sourness
37
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.9
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Cut zucchini into thin rounds with slicer
2
Fit slicer with julienne attachment and cut potatoes into 1/4-inch-thick matchsticks
3
Start cooking rotini in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (3 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) according to package instructions
4
Six minutes before pasta is done, stir in potatoes and green beans
5
Two minutes before pasta is done, stir in corn and zucchini
6
Meanwhile, heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over high heat until it shimmers
7
Add tomatoes and cook, covered, shaking skillet once or twice, until tomatoes wilt, split, and release some juices, 3 to 5 minutes
8
Season with salt and scoop into a small bowl
9
Reserve 1 cup pasta-cooking water, then drain pasta with vegetables
10
Put pesto in a large bowl and whisk in enough reserved cooking water to thin to a sauce, 1/3 to 1/2 cup
11
Add pasta mixture and toss to coat
12
Thin with more cooking water and season with salt if necessary
13
Serve immediately, with tomatoes and bread crumbs on the side
14
Cut zucchini into thin rounds with slicer
15
Fit slicer with julienne attachment and cut potatoes into 1/4-inch-thick matchsticks
16
Start cooking rotini in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (3 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) according to package instructions
17
Six minutes before pasta is done, stir in potatoes and green beans
18
Two minutes before pasta is done, stir in corn and zucchini
19
Meanwhile, heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over high heat until it shimmers
20
Add tomatoes and cook, covered, shaking skillet once or twice, until tomatoes wilt, split, and release some juices, 3 to 5 minutes
21
Season with salt and scoop into a small bowl
22
Reserve 1 cup pasta-cooking water, then drain pasta with vegetables
23
Put pesto in a large bowl and whisk in enough reserved cooking water to thin to a sauce, 1/3 to 1/2 cup
24
Add pasta mixture and toss to coat
25
Thin with more cooking water and season with salt if necessary
26
Serve immediately, with tomatoes and bread crumbs on the side