Spaghetti with White Bean Sauce

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Spaghetti With White Bean Sauce - Raichlen

 

Recipe By : Steven Raichlen http://www.newchoices.com/

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :

Categories : 2Send Pasta

Vegetarian

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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***SAUCE***

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes -- or to taste

1 clove garlic -- finely chopped

1/2 medium red onion -- finely chopped

1/4 red bell pepper -- finely chopped

1 stalk celery -- finely chopped

1 plum tomato -- finely chopped

reserve juices

1/2 cup cooked white beans -- such as

navy or great northern

freshly ground black pepper -- to taste

1/2 cup vegetable broth

OR cooking liquid from beans

2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

salt

3 ounces dry spaghetti

2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

 

1. Prepare the sauce. Heat the olive oil in a nonstick frying pan. Add

the pepper flakes, garlic, onion, bell pepper, and celery and cook over

medium heat until lightly browned.

 

2. Increase the heat to high. Stir in the tomato, beans, and black pepper

and cook for 1 minute. Add the stock or bean liquid and half the parsley.

Mash some of the beans with the back of a fork to help thicken the sauce.

Boil the sauce until thick and richly flavored, about 2 minutes. Season to

taste with salt and additional freshly ground black pepper.

 

3. While the sauce is cooking, bring 3 quarts of water to a boil in a

large pot. Add the spaghetti and a pinch of salt, and cook for about 8

minutes. Drain.

 

4. Transfer spaghetti to a shallow bowl and spoon the sauce on top.

Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese and remaining parsley, and serve at once.

 

Note: For a quick bean salad the following day, double the amount of pepper

flakes, chopped garlic, red onion, bell pepper, celery, beans, and parsley,

but do not cook. Stir the extra raw vegetables into the extra beans.

Flavor with olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper.

 

sent by kitpath 4/16/99

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NOTES : This recipe takes only a few minutes to make, especially if you use

a food processor for chopping the vegetables. To round out dinner, serve

with garlic bread and a green salad.

 

 

 

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