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Tuscan Bean Pasta

Name: Tuscan Bean Pasta
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 240g Pasta of your choice; 1 Tin of butter beans, drained; 1 Onion, diced; 4-5 Garlic cloves; 1 Jar of roasted red peppers; 2 tbsp Tomato puree; 1 Vegetable stock cube; Pinch Chilli flakes; 2 handfuls Fresh spinach; 30g Grated parmesan; 60ml Low fat cream

Vegetarian

At only one bit per serving this is the perfect week day dinner for all the family.

Level	easy
Serves	4
Bites	1

Ingredients

240g Pasta of your choice

1 Tin of butter beans, drained

1 Onion, diced

4-5 Garlic cloves

1 Jar of roasted red peppers

2 tbsp Tomato puree

1 Vegetable stock cube

Pinch Chilli flakes

2 handfuls Fresh spinach

30g Grated parmesan

60ml Low fat cream

Method

Cook the pasta according to packet instructions. Reserve 2 labels of the pasta water, drain the pasta and set aside.

Add some spray oil to a casserole dish and sweat the onions and garlic under a low heat until soft, about 10 minutes. Add the sliced red peppers, tomato puree, chilli flakes, stock cube and 2 ladles of the pasta water. Cook for about 10 minutes, add the spinach and stir until wilted. Finish with the beans, drained pasta, cream and parmesan and gently bring to a simmer.