When the stars make you drool....

Just like pasta fazool, that's definitely amore! : ) Last night for dinner, I made Pasta E Fagioli from the awesome cookbook Veganomicon as one of my 20 new recipe try outs for my 101 goals.  It was yummy and definitely needed as we were feeling under the weather to say the least. I changed the recipe slightly (added an onion and basil, more herbs and used no salt, plus I used a can of chopped tomatoes rather than fresh ones) I also blended half of the mix to make it easier to eat...

Here it is with my adjustments, pasta fazool -

{Ingredients}

For the sauce:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 cloves of garlic (minced)
• 1 yellow onion (finely chopped)
• 1 400g can of chopped tomatoes
• 55ml veg stock
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1tsp dried oregano
• a few dashes of black pepper

• Enough wholewheat pasta for 2-3 people
• 1 can of butter beans ( or any white beans - cannellini, navy etc)

{Method}

Preheat large pan on medium heat and add olive oil, onion and garlic. Saute until onion is soft and garlic is fragrant.  Meanwhile bring a pan of water to boiling.  Add tomatoes, veg stock, thyme, oregano and pepper to onion and garlic - bring to boil, then reduce heat to low/medium until tomato sauce is reduced and thickened.  Add pasta to the water and cook according to packet. Once sauce is thickened, put on low heat to simmer. Drain pasta and set aside. Add beans and basil to tomato sauce and stir.  When beans are heated through, use stick blender in pan to blend half of the tomato sauce. Leave the rest chunky.  Add the pasta to the sauce and stir to cover.  Serve - yum!!!! : )

It was a great meal that was really simple but also hearty and  comforting. The garlic helped clear the sinuses and all in all it was just a lovely easy to make meal. It probably would have served 3 to 4 but we were really hungry after not eating much during the day, so it served the two of us with big portions fantastically well. Will definitely make again : )

Peace and Love
C