Escarole & Beans

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 cup ditilini pasta

2 garlic cloves, diced

3 Tbs olive oil

1 can cannellini beans with its juice

1/2 cup vegetable broth

salt & pepper

1 head of escarole, washed & cut into bite size pieces

1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Parmesan cheese for garnish

Equipment:

pot

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Cook pasta according to directions. In a large pot heat olive oil and add garlic. Saute just until it starts to golden. Add cannellini beans along with its juice, salt, pepper & hot pepper. Heat through. Stir in vegetable broth. Stir and cook for 10 minutes. Toss in washed escarole and cover with a lid. Check every so often and stir. Turn heat off once all escarole is just wilted. Don't over cook. In each bowl, add pasta and top with escarole and beans. Garnish with Parmesan cheese.

 

Step by step:


1. Cook pasta according to directions.

2. In a large pot heat olive oil and add garlic.

3. Saute just until it starts to golden.

4. Add cannellini beans along with its juice, salt, pepper & hot pepper.

5. Heat through. Stir in vegetable broth. Stir and cook for 10 minutes.

6. Toss in washed escarole and cover with a lid. Check every so often and stir. Turn heat off once all escarole is just wilted. Don't over cook.

7. In each bowl, add pasta and top with escarole and beans.

8. Garnish with Parmesan cheese.


Nutrition Information:

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514 Calories
25g Protein
19g Total Fat
60g Carbs
68% Health Score
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Calories
514k
26%

Fat
19g
30%

  Saturated Fat
6g
41%

Carbohydrates
60g
20%

  Sugar
2g
2%

Cholesterol
20mg
7%

Sodium
827mg
36%

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Protein
25g
51%

Vitamin K
270µg
257%

Manganese
1mg
73%

Folate
240µg
60%

Vitamin A
2771IU
55%

Selenium
35µg
51%

Calcium
505mg
51%

Phosphorus
421mg
42%

Fiber
10g
41%

Iron
5mg
28%

Potassium
981mg
28%

Magnesium
108mg
27%

Copper
0.5mg
25%

Zinc
3mg
24%

Vitamin E
3mg
20%

Vitamin B1
0.25mg
17%

Vitamin B5
1mg
15%

Vitamin B2
0.25mg
15%

Vitamin B6
0.21mg
11%

Vitamin C
7mg
9%

Vitamin B3
1mg
7%

Vitamin B12
0.36µg
6%

covered percent of daily need
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