Spaghetti Genovese

Spaghetti Genovese

This vegetarian pasta dish is the perfect solution when you want something quick and tasty - and everything's cooked in one pan

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in about 25 minutes

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Pour a kettle of boiling water into a very large pan until half full. Return to the boil, then add the potatoes and spaghetti, and a little salt. Cook for 10 minutes until the potatoes and pasta are almost tender. Tip in the green beans and cook for 5 minutes more.
  2. Drain well, reserving 4 tbsp of the cooking liquid. Return the potatoes, pasta and beans to the pan, then stir in the fresh pesto and reserved cooking liquid. Season to taste, divide between four serving plates and drizzle with a little olive oil.
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330 kcalories, protein 23.0g, carbohydrate 8.0g, fat 23.0 g, saturated fat 9.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 7.0g, salt 0.5 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2002.

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  • 07 November 2007

    Adas rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 10 September 2008

    purplebo rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really enjoyed this especially as it used the exact ingredients I had. Adjusted this for just 2 of us, and only used a small amount of pesto as I don't like too much. Also, the beans were frozen so microwaved them and then added them as the same time as pesto. Will cook this again!

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  • 16 July 2009

    MrsDB rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    i know your probably checkign out ingredients list and thinking potatoes and pasta, slightly weird? but this is amazing. used a few chopped up rashers of leftover bacon which gave lovely contrasting texture. i cannot believe how gorgeous this tastes considering how few calories it contains! my husband and scrounging brother in law loved it and it's definately one i'll be makign a lot in future.

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  • 08 September 2009

    fatty rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    it was nice, but nothing special. Possibly my own fault as I only used pesto from a jar. The potatoes didn't bring much to the dish.

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  • 31 January 2010

    cancan rated this recipe

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    09 May 2010

    JJ rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Could of done with a bit more flavour but still very tasty :)

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  • 13 September 2010

    Emma Booth rated this recipe

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  • 25 September 2010

    scuffif2 commented on this recipe

    just tried this dish and it was soooooooooooooo yummy, i wanted more!! will def make again inshallah

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  • 18 January 2011

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  • 21 March 2011

    CherbLM rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really nice and filling. I'm a little bit obsessed with green beans, so is perfect for me!

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  • 17 September 2011

    Jacqueline Fenner commented on this recipe

    Pesto is made of parmesan cheese: Parmesan/Parmigiano-Reggiano is an EU Protected Designation of Origin product and has to be made using calf rennet, so it�s definitely NOT suitable for vegetarians.

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  • 22 May 2012

    Babka the Brave rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I used this as inspiration for a true store cupboard rescue lunch when home sick. Had to use frozen peas instead of the beans, different pasta and ended up throwing in a bit of feta too, but it was pretty good for what it was. Might make the original again as an easy meal for one or even as a side dish with fish or chicken. Also, to Jacqueline above, it's vegans who don't eat cheese, most vegetarians do.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in about 25 minutes

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 300g new potatoes , sliced
  • 300g spaghetti
  • 200g trimmed green beans , cut in half
  • 120g tub fresh pesto
  • olive oil , for drizzling
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330 kcalories, protein 23.0g, carbohydrate 8.0g, fat 23.0 g, saturated fat 9.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 7.0g, salt 0.5 g

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