One of my favorite things to do in Italy is visit the weekly markets. Every town has local vendors selling whatever fruits and vegetables are in season, and whenever I can, I ask them one simple question… “What should I make with this?”
This time I was holding the fresh green beans, and this was the recipe the lady told me to make.
One thing I’ve noticed in Italy and really throughout the Mediterranean, is that cooking is all about what’s in season. Right now that’s green beans and sweet tomatoes, so you’ll see them showing up in simple recipes like this all summer long. This isnโt a famous pasta dish you’ll find on a restaurant menu, but you will find it on family tables in Italian homes.
INGREDIENTS:
1 lb (500 g) bucantini or thick spaghetti
1/2 lb (250 g) green beans, trimmed
1 lb (500 g) cherry tomatoes, halved
4 cloves garlic
1 small chili pepper, chopped
Fresh basil
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt
Pecorino Romano
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the green beans and the pasta to the same pot and cook until al dente.
2. Meanwhile, heat a generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil in a large pan. Add the garlic, chili pepper, and a few basil leaves. Cook until fragrant.
3. Add the cherry tomatoes, season with salt, and cook until they begin to soften.
4. Transfer the pasta and green beans directly to the pan along with a splash of pasta water. 5.Toss until everything is well coated.
6. Turn off the heat and stir in a generous amount of freshly grated Pecorino Romano until creamy.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS RECIPE:
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The kind of pasta Italians actually make at home
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Made with fresh summer vegetables at their peak
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Ready in about 20 minutes
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 The Market Story
0:26 Ingredients
1:27 Prepping the Green Beans
2:00 Cooking the Green Beans & Pasta
2:23 Building the Tomato Sauce
4:18 Bringing Everything Together
5:15 Adding the Cheese
6:09 Tossing it all Together
6:26 Preview of Dish and Plating
7:06 Giovanni
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46 Comments
Thanks!
I got triggered every time you remove the garlic lol
I often do green beans with my pasta with cherry tomatoes!!! ๐
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Looks so good. Pasta & veggies. Perfect summer meal. Thank you.
he has a tan …….
I can smell this through the screen. I'm making this. Thanks Giovanni.
Another very inspiring video, thank you
Don't cook in a tanktop, your armpit hair will fall in the food (or shave).
Love your real recipes for real people ๐
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Do you only have one facial expression?
โค๐ค๐ Such a smart cooker, that Gio!
Looks great! Its a nice twist to the Shoemaker's Pasta dish. Mangiare!
Surprised you donโt taste the food during the prep
Looks great Giovanni!
Have to buy some green beans and make this!๐ซ๐ถ๏ธ๐ง๐ฑ๐ ๐ ๐
Please wear a shirt while cooking. Its not a gym.
Tosses and not a drop on his white apron.. thatโs a pro! ๐
Great advice about using seasonal ingredients! โค๐
Like trenette al pesto with beans and potatoes in Liguria… yum
Found out yesterday that there have been raging fires in Sicily. I thought about you and your family immediately. So glad you posted today so to know you and your fam are all ok. Praying for the people that are being affected. ๐
I am sooo hungry right now watching this pasta cooking!!! I MADE THE DITALINE WITH PEAS!! OMG!! IT IS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!
I normally make my pastas with a lot of different veggies. At least seven different ones. But now I will make the ones you are making. I made the one with peas last night. Why I never thought to make a puree of the sweet peas? It is genius. I always put peas in my pastas but never made like you make and it is sooo good it should be against the law!! Hope more people will make it all the ones you teach us. I am so hungry now!! You got a tan ๐ and a TEN with your recipes!! โค
Grazie mille. ๐
Green beans are good with anchovies, and tomatoes blend better with tenerumi.
where is your home?. it is lovely
Made this for our tea tonight…so easy, so fast, and sooo good.
Love your recipes; simple ingredients, only one pan to wash up, and utterly delicious to eat. Thank you.
personally I'd slice the garlic and leave it in, I love garlic
"If you think it's too much [cheese], it's probably just enough"
Giovanni, if I think it's too much cheese, that means there's roughly 3x more cheese than there is other food on the plate.
Nice looks great๐. Just enjoying some summer eggplant Parma with crusty bread and butter. Iโve been cooking veg in with pasta for years, so simple doesnโt surprise me Italians do it, pretty obviousโฆ
Yummy
I can do this easily. Thank you ๐
Added this one to the list.
OK Giovanni, your expert deadpan delivery of "You're gonna need a whole bouquet of chili peppers, this is gonna be a spicy pasta," followed by details about spicy traditional sayings had me SCARED right up to "anniversary bouquet…nah, just kidding!"
The prepping of the green beans took me back to summers as a kid with my grandma, who always could tell when we were about to get bored and whiney, so she skillfully roped us into helping her do stuff, whether chores or cooking: "Can you please help make the beds, dry the dishes, put away the [whatevers], snap the green beans? Many hands makes light work!"
"What's 'snap the beans, mean Granma?"
"See this mountain of green beans with their little stems still on? I gotta take all the stems off. Unless you like the stems? Do you like the stems, they taste like the stems on apples."
"EEWWW, NO Granma!"
"I don't like 'em either. Watch this:"
[SNAP!]
"See how easy? But I got ALL THESE BEANS TO DO BY MYSELF. Could you help me snap 'em? If we do it together,, it'll only take a little while, plus I just made some lemonade and need you to test it for me. I think I mighta made it too sweet…"
[Bean snapping proceeds quickly] "See what I mean? Many hands makes light work! Plus, I don't know why, but somehow everything always tastes better when you or your brother or sister help me!"
(BTW, That pasta looks SO good!)
I love the Italian diet. It's so natural and healthier, and definitely tastes better ๐
He is so hot lol
I love your receipes they remind me of how my Sicilian mom use to cook she's gone now I miss her and you are an amazing chef โค
!Great recipe Giovanni. These are are great for the Liberals that do no enjoy any protien, but Please add some meat, fish, chicken or pork. Grazie Giovanni.
Another great dish to try, thank you
Giovanni never skips arm day ๐
I love this idea. Will note for a meal
I love beans. For Chinese like me I grow up eating Chinese as bean omelette. Or mum will stir fry beans with pork meat and oyster sauce and dash of wine
Have you moved to Italy or are you renting a villa? In any case enjoy life!
" Next time you're in an Italian market" is a rather tall order lol.
I would leave the garlic in the tomatoes. I donโt know why you take out the garlic.
Hi. Thank you for your videos.
Your dishes are great.
Can I buy your big cooking pan in the states?
Love it
Giova are you from Philly!? Sounds like your saying wooder!! lol
Looks great! I'm not a huge fan of green beans but will gladly try with asparagus.