Pasta e Fagioli (Pasta and Beans)

Ready in : 45 mins

Pastan e Fagioli (Pastan and Beans) might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This recipe makes 6 servings with 214 calories, 10g of protein, and 6g of fat each. For 51 cents per serving, this recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A few people really liked this Mediterranean dish. 13 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Foodista requires olive oil, garlic clove, onion, and water. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 52%, this dish is solid.

Ingredients

olive oil

2 tablespoons

cannellini beans

15 ounce

vegetable stock

1 cup

water

3 cups

tomatoes

2 small

onion

0.25 cup

garlic clove

2

elbow macaroni

0.75 cup

parmesan cheese

0.25 cup

pepper flakes

1 teaspoon

salt

0.25 teaspoon

pepper

1 teaspoon

parsley

1 tablespoon

Cooking in Steps

1
In a large stock pan over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and the onion. Allow the onion to cook until it is tender (about 3 minutes).

olive oil

onion

stock

frying pan
2
Add the tomato (or marinara sauce) and garlic and incorporate it into the mixture. Cook for just 1-2 minutes (be careful not to burn the garlic).

marinara sauce

garlic

tomato
3
Add the vegetable stock, water, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Bring this to a boil and then add your pasta. Lower the heat and allow the pasta to cook until its about 3/4 of the way finished (still slightly firm).

red pepper flakes

vegetable stock

pepper

pasta

water

salt
4
Add your beans and allow the mixture to continue cooking until the pasta is fully cooked (about 10-15 minutes).

beans

pasta
5
Add the parsley toward the end of your cooking time. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.

seasoning

parsley
6
Serve in individual bowls with extra parsley as garnish and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.

parmesan

parsley

bowl