Ww Deluxe Pasta Ragout

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 4 1/2 ounces bacon
• 2 sticks celery
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1 ounce flour
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes
• 2 stock cubes
• 5 ounces green beans
• 4 1/2 ounces pasta, uncooked
• 1 (14 ounce) can kidney beans
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons pesto sauce

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a pan and add the onion and garlic.
• 2 cover with a lid and cook gently for 2 minutes. remove the lid and stir in the bacon, celery and thyme.
• 3 cover again and cook for 3 minutes.
• 4 sprinkle over the flour and add the chopped tomatoes, stock and pepper. bring to the boil and simmer gently for 20 minutes.
• 5 add the pasta shapes, kidney beans and green or runner beans.
• 6 cook for a further 10-15 minutes, adding extra stock if needed. meanwhile, dilute the pesto with a little cold water.
• 7 ladle the ragout into large soup bowls and top with a whirl of the pesto. serve at once.