Linguine with Green Beans and Goat Cheese


Linguine with Green Beans and Goat Cheese
Makes: 6 servings
Prep 15 mins Cook 13 mins
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Linguine with Green Beans and Goat Cheese
Ingredients
  • 12 cups  water
  • 1/2 teaspoon  salt
  • 8 ounces  dried linguine or spaghetti
  • 1 9 ounce package frozen cut green beans
  • 2 medium leeks, thinly sliced (about 2/3 cup)
  • 1/2 cup  chopped walnuts
  • 2 tablespoons  olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon  butter or margarine
  • 1 tablespoon  snipped fresh thyme or marjoram
  • 4 ounces  semisoft goat cheese (chevre), crumbled
  • Cracked black pepper
Directions

1. Bring the water and salt to boiling in a 4-quart Dutch oven. Add pasta; boil for 5 minutes. Add green beans. Continue boiling, uncovered, about 5 minutes more or until pasta is tender but still firm. Drain in a colander and set aside.

2. Cook leeks and walnuts in hot olive oil and butter in the same Dutch oven for 3 to 4 minutes or until leeks are tender and walnuts are lightly toasted. Stir in drained pasta mixture and thyme; heat through. Transfer mixture to a serving platter. Sprinkle with cheese and pepper. Serve immediately. Makes 6 servings.

Nutrition Facts (Linguine with Green Beans and Goat Cheese)
  • Servings Per Recipe 6,
  • cal. (kcal) 351,
  • Fat, total (g) 19,
  • chol. (mg) 20,
  • sat. fat (g) 6,
  • carb. (g) 35,
  • fiber (g) 3,
  • pro. (g) 11,
  • vit. A (IU) 583,
  • vit. C (mg) 6,
  • sodium (mg) 125,
  • calcium (mg) 101,
  • iron (mg) 2,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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