Pasta with Pesto, Green Beans and Potatoes

This is a hearty, delicious and healthy veggie dish that can lighten up your evening with the colorful green beans and pesto!
Ingredients:
1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
1/2 lb pasta of your choice (orecchiette in this case)
1-2 medium size potatoes, pealed and diced
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/4 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, diced
1/2-3/4 cup Hearty Greens Pesto (see recipe from 10/19/10)
salt and pepper
shredded cheese for sprinkling on finished dish, such as parmesan

Steam the green beans until tender, about 10-15 minutes, and set aside.  Saute onion in olive oil over medium heat for about 5 minutes until tender, add garlic for another 1 minute. While the onions are cooking, start boiling the pasta according to the package directions. Add diced potatoes to onions and garlic and stir well then add about 2-3 Tbsp of water and cover to steam/fry potatoes. Check and stir occasionally so they don't stick to bottom of pan, add more water if necessary.  When the potatoes are tender, about 5-10 minutes (depending on size of chunks, check with fork), add the green beans and stir well. Drain and add pasta, stir well with beans and potato mix, then add pesto and toss.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Serve warm with sprinkled cheese. Enjoy!