Broccoli and Pesto Tagliatelle

Broccoli and Pesto Tagliatelle (pg. 46)
Another win! Great! I thought this dinner was a great reminder that dinner doesn't have to be complicated and can still be placed on the table with no mommy guilt and make everyone happy. I imagine you could replace the broccoli with another green veggie if you wanted too.
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Ingredients
serves 4 to 6
• 1 medium potato
• 1 head broccoli
• A large bunch of fresh basil
• Sea salt
• 1 pound dried tagliatelle
• 1/4 cup green pesto
• 3 ounces Parmesan cheese

Wash and peel the potato and cut it into very thin shavings using a speed peeler.
Cut little broccoli florets off the head and put them to one side.
Halve the thin stalk lengthwise, then slice thinly. Pick the basil leaves and discard the stalks.

Bring a large pan of salted water to a boil. Add the tagliatelle and broccoli stalks and cook according to the tagliatelle package instructions.
Two minutes before the the tagliatelle is cooked, add the broccoli and potato slices. Drain everything in a colander over a large bowl, reserving some of the cooking water, and return to the pan.
Roughly chop half of your basil leaves and add to the pan with the pesto and half of the Parmesan.
Give it all a good stir and if the sauce is too thick for you, add a splash of the cooking water to thin it out a bit.

Divide the pasta between your serving bowls. Sprinkle over the rest of the Parmesan and the remaining basil leaves. Serve it a lovely big bowl of salad.