This is one of my favorite recipes to make and it is especially perfect right now with all the greens that you can find freshly picked (and local) at the Farmer’s Market or your neighborhood grocery store. It is also very flexible and can be made gluten free with gluten free pasta. Feel free to substitute your favorite green in, mine is definitely kale. Yum!
This is also a recipe to splurge on the organic veggies. Greens such as kale, made the Environmental Working Groups Dirty Dozen + list for 2013.
Beans and Greens Pasta
2013-10-07 14:33:06
Serves 4
A quick and easy vegetarian pasta dinner with the option of being gluten free.
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
25 min
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
44g
Servings
4
Amount Per Serving
Calories 121
Calories from Fat 62
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g
11%
Saturated Fat 1g
5%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 40mg
2%
Total Carbohydrates 13g
4%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Sugars 1g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A
0%
Vitamin C
19%
Calcium
1%
Iron
2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
- One bunch of kale (or Swiss Chard, Spinach, etc.)
- One can of white beans
- One box of pasta
- Two cloves of garlic
- Two tablespoons of olive oil
- One lemon cut into wedges (optional)
- Salt to taste
For the pasta
- Follow directions on the box and cook the pasta.
For the beans and greens
- Mince the garlic. I like to tear the kale into small pieces, removing the spine. You can also cut it into small strips. Open the can of beans and rinse under cold water. Set aside. Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a saute pan. Once the oil is heated, saute the garlic. I also like to salt the garlic as it is cooking. Once you can smell the garlic, add the greens. Saute for a few minutes until limp. Add the beans and mix together. Let the beans warm up in the pan.
- When the pasta is done cooking, drain. Add the pasta to the saute pan and mix everything together. Add salt to taste and serve with a lemon wedge. Squeezing lemon over your pasta really brings the flavors together.
Notes
- Gluten free pasta is usually marked and comes in many varieties including brown rice pasta, corn pasta and quinoa pasta (my personal favorite).
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