White Bean Sauce (for pasta)

main dish

Source: Tracey

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4 servingsn/an/a

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 C olive oil
  • 4 lg garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • ½ t hot red pepper flakes
  • 2 ribs celery, finely chopped
  • 19-oz. (540 ml) can cannellini (white kidney) beans, drained
  • l lg ripe tomato
  • 1 t dried basil or herbes de Provence
  • ¼ C finely chopped fresh parsley
  • Salt
  • Lots of freshly ground black pepper

Instructions:

Heat oil in a large skillet. Add garlic, pepper flakes and celery, and cook until celery is tender, about 4 mins.

Add beans, tomato, basil, parsley, salt and pepper, and cook for 5 mins or until slightly thickened.

Toss with hot pasta* and serve at once.

*Use ½ pound of orecchiette, cooked for 12-15 minutes; or use penne, ziti, or rigatone, cooking according to directions