Pasta & Beans

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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 4-5 medium plum tomatoes
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • Pinch of crushed red pepper
  • 1 15-ounce can cannellini beans
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 8 ounces orecchiette
  • 1 pound broccoli rabe
  • 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese

Cooking Instructions

1. Put a large pot of water on to boil for cooking pasta.

2. Heat oil in a large skillet over low heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant but not colored, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, oregano and crushed red pepper; cover and increase heat to medium. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes start to break down and release their juices, 5 to 10 minutes. Add beans, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until heated through. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Meanwhile, cook pasta in the boiling water for 4 minutes. Add broccoli rabe and cook until the pasta is just tender and the broccoli rabe is tender, 4 to 5 minutes more. Reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid, drain the pasta and broccoli rabe and place in a large bowl. Add the tomato mixture and the reserved cooking liquid; toss to coat. The dish should be slightly soupy. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.

Nutritional Information per Serving

  calories 443  carbohydrates 67  fat 14  saturated fat 3  mono unsaturated fat 9  protein 20  cholesterol 5  fiber 8  potassium 0     

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This recipe has been added to the following public cookbooks:
Bill D'Andrea cooks, MyCookbook, Ma Ma Cherubini's FavorIte Italian Recipes, Barrielicious

Recent Reviews

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Art15hill
08/11/07 12:00 AM
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what

heck is orechiette?
TOOSASSY01
07/15/07 12:00 AM
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great recipe

mama mia!!!! love this, I grew up having this about once a week. This recipe was made a little different, but has the same ingredients. I was the eldest of 5 and all of us kids loved this. My mom would have fresh italian bread, which we would like to dip into this. If you like italian food, then this is a must!

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