PASTA--Cavatappi w/Spinach, Beans & Asiago Cheese

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Cavatappi with Spinach, Beans, and Asiago Cheese

 

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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : April '97 Pasta

Vegetarian

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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8 cups coarsely chopped spinach leaves

4 cups hot cooked cavatappi (about 6 ounces

uncooked spiral-shaped pasta)

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 (19-ounce) can cannellini beans or other white beans -- drained

2 garlic cloves -- crushed

1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Asiago cheese

Fresh ground black pepper (optional)

 

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; toss well. Sprinkle with fresh ground

black pepper, if desired.

 

Serving Size: 2 cups

 

Source:

" Cooking Light, April 1997, p.196 "

Copyright:

" © Cooking Light "

 

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Per serving: 481 Calories (kcal); 12g Total Fat; (22% calories from fat); 22g

Protein; 72g Carbohydrate; 13mg Cholesterol; 362mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 4 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2 Fat;

0 Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : For a simple dish, this contains many healthful ingredients, plus the

flavors are complex. If you toss the spinach and Asiago cheese while the pasta

is still warm, the spinach will wilt and the cheese will soften. When this

happens, the flavors blend and become more pungent. This is peasant food at its

best.

—Associate Food Editor Cynthia LaGrone

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