White Beans And Fusilli Recipes

FUSILLI WITH PESTO AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Sprinkle generously with salt. Add the pasta and cook 1 minute less than the package instructions, about 5 minutes. Drain well, reserving 1/3 cup of pasta water.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil and shallots with 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook for 1 minute. Add the green beans and another 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often, until the beans are just cooked through, about 4 minutes. Stir in the peas and cook another minute to warm through. Add the cooked pasta to the skillet along with the reserved water. Top the bare pasta with the Parmesan and add the pesto. Toss well to coat. Dollop the ricotta over the top and serve.

WHITE BEANS AND FUSILLI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil for the pasta. Meanwhile, warm the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, onion and escarole, and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 to 10 minutes until escarole is wilted. Add the beans and rosemary and saute for one minute. Add the chicken broth, salt and pepper and simmer for 5 minutes. Taste, adjust the seasoning with additional salt and pepper, cover and set aside.
• Boil fusilli until tender and drain. Toss the pasta with the warm beans. Add parsley and divide among 4 pasta bowls, garnishing each with Parmesan.

FUSILLI WITH RAPINI (BROCCOLI RABE), GARLIC, AND TOMATO WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Fill a saucepan with enough water to cover the broccoli rabe, sprinkle in some salt, and bring the salted water to a boil. Stir in the broccoli rabe, and cook until bright green and just starting to become tender, about 2 minutes; drain the rabe, and cool in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Drain well, and pat dry with paper towels.
• Fill a pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the fusilli, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat, and cook and stir the 2 roughly-chopped garlic cloves until they start to turn translucent, about 2 minutes; sprinkle with salt and black pepper, and stir in rosemary sprig, dried Italian herb mix, and crushed red pepper flakes.
• Stir in the blanched rabe, white wine, and tomatoes; remove rosemary sprig, and bring the mixture to a boil. Mix in the cooked fusilli pasta, green onions, and 1 minced clove of garlic; simmer for 1 more minute, and serve topped with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.

PASTA WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE, BEANS AND GREENS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente according to the package's instructions.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add shallot and garlic and cook, stirring often, until translucent, about 2 minutes.
• Add collard greens and toss to wilt, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the thyme, cannellini beans and tomatoes and toss to warm through. Season again with salt and pepper to taste.
• Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water and drain pasta. Return pasta to the empty pot and set over medium-low. Add the sausage mixture and toss to combine, gradually adding the reserved pasta water as needed to create a sauce.
• Remove from the heat and sprinkle with parsley, chives, lemon zest and Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide among bowls, drizzle with olive oil and serve with lemon wedges.

FUSILLI WITH GARBANZO BEANS

Steps:

• Cook pasta as label directs.
• Meanwhile, in 12 inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and cook, covered for 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Stir in garlic and oregano and cook for 30 seconds.
• Stir in beans, vinegar, salt and pepper; cook 5 minutes, stirring often.
• When pasta has cooked to desired doneness, remove 1 cup cooking water and reserve.
• Drain pasta; return to saucepot.
• Add spinach, bean mixture and reserved cooking water; toss gently to combine.
• Notes: I usually use the large corkscrew pasta istead of fusilli.
• Actually, I've made it with several kinds of pasta--whatever I have on hand.
• Even egg noodles worked fine.
• Strangely, fusilli was my least favorite pasta to make this with.
• Also, I use the chopped garlic that comes in a jar.
• And thawed, frozen spinach works fine--you'll need much less of the reserved water.