Bean Sauce With Pasta

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 medium red onion, diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3 plum tomatoes, diced,with juice
• 1 cup canned beans, drained,reserve liquid (such as navy or great northern)
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup vegetable stock (or liquid from beans)
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1 lb spaghetti (or favorite pasta)
• 2 tablespoons grated cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta until al dente, while making sauce.
• 2 heat olive oil in frying pan, and add pepper flakes, cook 1 minute.
• 3 add onion, red pepper, celery, and garlic, and cook until soft.
• 4 increase heat and stir in tomato, beans, and black pepper.
• 5 add bean liquid or stock and parsley, heat until thickened.
• 6 take half of the bean mixture and blend well in food processor.
• 7 return to pan, and heat until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• 8 transfer pasta to large bowl and pour sauce on top.
• 9 sprinkle with grated cheese.
• 10 serve with garlic bread and tossed salad.