Escarole & Beans
By: Peggi Gell
Published: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 9:20am

Ingredients




1 cup ditilini pasta
2 garlic cloves, diced
3 tbs olive oil
1 can cannellini beans with its juice
1/2 cup vegetable broth
salt & pepper
1 head of escarole, washed & cut into bite size pieces
salt & pepper
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
Parmesan cheese for garnish

Preparation

1 Cook pasta according to directions. 2 In a large pot heat olive oil and add garlic. Saute just until it starts to golden. 3 Add cannellini beans along with its juice, salt, pepper & hot pepper. Heat through. Stir in vegetable broth. Stir and cook for 10 minutes. 4 Toss in washed escarole and cover with a lid. Check every so often and stir. Turn heat off once all escarole is just wilted. Don't over cook. 5 In each bowl, add pasta and top with escarole and beans. Garnish with Parmesan cheese.

About

One of my grandmother's favorite meals...Escarole & Beans.  So easy and quick.  Just get that crusty loaf of bread ready to sop up all that yummy juice!