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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cut the ends of the green beans. | 2. Saute onions over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add 1/2 a cup of water, heat and then add the canellini beans. Mix gently for a minute until the water is reduced. | 3. Add bacon and cook for about 2-3 minutes; finally add tomatoes salt and pepper to taste. | 4. In a blender or food processor mix 3 Tbs olive oil, pesto, half of the Parmesan cheese and the pine nuts. | 5. In a large pot boil pasta according to package directions; add the potatoes to the pasta and in the last 3 minutes add the green beans. | 6. Drain on a colander and add to the pan with the tomatoes mix. | 7. Mix well, add the pesto and mix again. If necessary add a little bit of the cooking water. | 8. Pour on a serving bowl, sprinkle with the rest of the Parmesan cheese and decorate with basil leaves. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
cannellini bean	1	can	drained	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
pesto sauce	5	tablespoons		329.175	7.9459	7.7411	29.61
bacon	1/2		cubed	18.08	0.1512	1.2752	1.3544
onion	2	tablespoons	chopped	8.0	1.868	0.22	0.02
gemelli pasta	1	lb		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
olive oil	6	tablespoons	divided	716.04	0.0	0.0	81.0
basil	1	bunch		-	-	-	-
green bean	1/2			15.5	3.485	0.915	0.11
potato	2		peeled diced	-	-	-	-
pine nut	3	tablespoons	toasted	170.3531	3.3109	3.4653	17.3062
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
tomato	6		seeded cut	372.4138	82.5787	19.4303	3.2384
parmesan cheese	1/4			74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.