This is an extremely quick meal that is sure to impress! You can use a can of cannellini beans, and then the preparation basically involves chopping some garlic, spinach and tomatoes, and boiling water. But you still get the satisfaction of a home cooked meal and fresh veggies. Plus it tastes great!
Ingredients:
1 package whole wheat spaghetti
1 TBS canola oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 lb baby spinach
1.25 C fresh diced tomatoes
2 C cooked cannellini beans
1 tsp salt, or to taste
optional – 2 TBS mixed Italian herbs of your choice – thyme, marjoram, oregano, rosemary
2 TBS extra-virgin olive oil
Directions:
1. Bring lot pot of water to boil. Cook pasta according to package instructions. When done, drain pasta, then return to pot (or large bowl) and toss with the extra virgin olive oil.
2. While pasta is cooking, heat canola oil over medium in a wide pan. Saute the garlic until slightly browned.
3. Add the salt, herbs, beans and spinach. Cook until spinach is fully wilted.
4. Divide pasta in four pasta bowls. Top with the spinach and beans, then the fresh tomatoes.
I bet this would be most excellent with kale (in addition to, or in place of the spinach)…
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This is a recipe even a bachelor could make.
Thanks for sharing!
FnS.
It is definitely bachelor cookable! The fact that the whole things takes as long as boiling water plus cooking pasta, and there are only a couple of things to chop, makes it very accessible. Sara and I refer to such recipes as DF (dad-friendly), since he represents the busy bachelor demographic for us. 🙂
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