Dreamy pasta and beans with halloumi and arugula pesto from Ottolenghi Test Kitchen - Extra Good Things (page 153) by Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Murad

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  • AmomentOfMusic on January 04, 2026

    Lovely filling pasta meal that comes together fairly efficiently and could be easily modified. I never thought of grating halloumi or using arugula in pesto, but both were a success. I did find it a touch salty, so definitely adjust based on the saltiness of your broth and halloumi. I left out the salt completely from the pesto and didn't miss it.

  • crandall57 on January 23, 2025

    We enjoyed this pasta dish. I didn't want to cook the gluten free pasta in the sauce, so my sauce was a little thin. The arugula pesto was delicious. Going to try it on a pizza.

  • treay on November 14, 2024

    Tonight's dinner was very easy and it took about an hour to cook. All in one pan! This is the type of recipe that years ago I would never thought I'd cook, especially because of the combination of both beans and pasta, but let me tell you, it was absolutely delicious!!! I have never used halloumi as a grated cheese to put on top of the pasta, and at one point I thought I might use another cheese, like suggested in the recipe, but I am glad I didn't, because it was yummy. A lovely vegetarian recipe that I'll make again for sure.

  • Soulkitchenjen on January 17, 2023

    The pasta cooking technique resulted in unevenly cooked pasta. I think you need to stir in the lid on cooking time. There was also too much liquid remaining at the end. That being said, the flavor was delicious. These recipes are just so damn fussy with not the appropriate outcome for that much fussing.

  • tarae1204 on January 13, 2023

    This felt like a bowl of mushy food, but good mushy food: a homemade pesto, a squeeze of lemon (really brightens it), a sprinkle of salty halloumi, and pasta and beans cooked in chicken broth. It’s difficult to grate halloumi so I didn’t worry about the little halloumi chunks. I think diced feta would be a fine substitute.

  • Shaxon on October 22, 2022

    Easy weeknight meal, but the flavor profile relies a lot on the vegetable broth. Maybe my vegetable broth wasn't the best flavor for such a vegetable broth centric dish.

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