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Pasta E Fagioli Recipe
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Pasta E Fagioli Recipe
Pasta E Fagioli Recipe
Ingredients:
1/2 lb dried white beans**
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion,chopped
4 garlic cloves,minced
2 qt water
1 1/2 lb fresh or canned tomatoes***
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 bay leaf
1 small dried hot red pepper
1 salt to taste
1 freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp dried thyme,to taste+
1/4 tsp dried rosemary,to taste+
6 oz small macaroni, fusilli*
2 tbsp fresh parsley,chopped
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan chee
Instructions:
* or broken spaghetti, or fettuccine **(great northern,navy or small
white), kidney beans, or chick peas, washed and picked over. ***with
juice,coarsely chopped.
1. Soak the beans overnight in 1 qt. water. Drain.
2. Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed soup pot or casserole and saute
the onion with half the garlic until the onion is tender. Add the beans and
water and bring to a boil. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste bay leaf and
another garlic clove, cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour. Add the hot
pepper and simmer another 30 minutes or until the beans are tender.
3. Remove the bay leaf and add the remaining garlic, salt and pepper to
taste,Oregano,thyme, and rosemary. Simmer 15 minutes.
4. Mash some of the beans against the side of the pot with the back of a
wooden spoon to thicken the sauce. Adjust seasonings.
5. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add some salt and the
pasta and cook al dente. Drain thoroughly and stir into the beans. Add
the parsley and serve, passing the Parmesan, if desired.
NOTE: You can also make the dish using canned beans. Substitute 2 14-oz
cans beans for the dried beans and water. Make the tomato sauce: Saute
the onion and garlic in the olive oil until tender, add the tomatoes,
tomato paste, and herbs, and simmer 1 hour, stirring often.
If you are using fresh tomatoes, add 1 cup water. Stir in the hot pepper
and the beans and proceed with master recipe.
From: Mediterranean Light by Marth Rose Shulman, Bantam
Per Portion: 308 calories,16g protein,5g fat,
53g carbohydrates,115mg sodium,3mg cholesterol
Servings: 4
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