Veggie & Feta Pasta

This easy recipe combines summer’s bounty of beans, cherry tomatoes and basil! 

Ingredients:

• 8 oz pasta (penne, fusilli, or your choice)
• 2 cups green beans, chopped
• ¼ cup good olive oil (plus more for serving)
• ½ teaspoon salt (plus more to taste)
• Black pepper, to taste
• 6 oz feta cheese, crumbled
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
• ½ cup fresh basil, chopped (plus extra for garnish)

Instructions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. During the last minute of cooking, add the chopped green beans to the boiling water. Drain both and return them to the pot.
2. Stir in the olive oil, salt, pepper, crumbled feta, quartered cherry tomatoes, and chopped basil. Toss until the pasta is well coated and everything is combined.
3. Serve with additional basil, olive oil, salt and pepper if desired.