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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 hrs
Yield: 4 servings
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Tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter
This classic Italian pasta and bean dish is irresistibly good
and cheap! Kids especially love it. You can speed up cooking time by preparing beans in a
pressure cooker.
Ingredients
1 cup (180g) dried kidney beans
6 cups (1.4L) water
1 tsp (5mL) olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 carrot, thinly sliced
1 green pepper, chopped
2 cups (490g) canned stewed tomatoes
1 tsp (6g) salt (sea salt if on a corn-free diet*)
8 ounces (230g) pasta elbows, shells or macaroni
3 Tbsp (8g) fresh basil, chopped, or 1 Tbsp (6g) dried basil
Directions
Soak beans overnight. Drain off soaking water, rinse beans and drain
again. Put soaked beans into a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot with 6 cups water. Bring to a
boil, lower heat and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours until beans are tender. Drain excess liquid,
leaving just enough to make a gravy-like sauce.
Sauté onions, garlic, carrots and green pepper. Add vegetables,
tomatoes and salt to beans and simmer 20 minutes.
In a separate pot, bring 2 quarts (1.9L) of salted water to a boil and
cook pasta until al dente. Drain and rinse well. Gently stir pasta and basil into the beans
and serve
* Allergy notes: People following a corn-free diet should avoid iodized
salt since it contains dextrose, which should be avoided by those allergic to corn.
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 246
Fat: 1g
% fat calories: 4%
Cholesterol: 0mg
Fiber: 12g
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