Monday, January 11, 2016

Farfalle with bean-green sauce

Like entertaining a group of health conscious friends or longing for a Tuscan vacation or cooking on a clock! This dish has endless reasons to be tried and tested. With a burst of natural flavors in your mouth and cooking time of only 20 min, this dish has never disappointed me. Perfect dish to get your protein while satiating your carbs craving!




Ingredients:
Bean-green sauce
2 cup canned Cannellini beans, drained and washed
3 cups kale/arugula/spinach(I use a ready to eat salad mixture for this dish)
1 medium tomato, chopped
Olive oil
4 tsp dried Garlic powder
1 and 1/2 cups Grated Pecorino-romano cheese
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Salt
Black pepper powder
Crushed red pepper flakes(optional)

Recommended Pasta
Farfalle pasta enough for 2

Method:
1. Start cooking pasta based on the package instructions.
2. In a pan, put olive oil, garlic powder, salt and peppers. Turn the gas on low and allow the flavors to warm.
3. Put the diced tomato in the warm oil and cook for a couple of minutes until tomatoes are tender.
4. Now add the greens and cook for a minute or two to wilt them.
5. Add the beans, walnuts and 1/2 cup grated cheese. Mix well. Add some cooking water from pasta to make the mixture more sauce like. Turn the gas off at this point if the pasta is not ready yet.
6. Once the pasta is cooked, drain it and add 1 cup of grated cheese and some olive oil. Mix it well while still hot.
7. In the pasta bowl, layer the farfalle at the bottom. Ladle the bean and green sauce. Garnish with more grated cheese and chopped walnuts.

Happy entertaining!

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