This bowl of pasta is so incredibly comforting and easy to make for a week-night dinner. With just a few ingredients, this sauce is creamy and protein and fiber-rich thanks to the beans and greens. Topping the pasta with walnuts brings an extra crunch, plus good fats and protien. This dish is a perfect balance of satisfying and nourishing.
Serves 2
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients
140 g wholewheat pasta
100 g kale or cavolo nero, stalks removed and thinly sliced
Boil two pots of salted water. Add the pasta to one and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente.
Step 2
Blanch the Kale and Garlic
Put the kale and garlic in the other saucepan and blanch for 3 minutes. When ready, drain and add to a blender with the lemon juice and the bouillon.
Step 3
Drain the beans and blend
Pour the beans into a sieve set over a bowl, keeping the liquid from the tin. Add a quarter of the beans to the blender along with the reserved liquid and blitz until totally smooth.
Étape 4
Drain the pasta and mix
When the pasta is ready, drain it, reserving 2 tablespoons of the cooking water. Return to the pan with the remaining cannellini beans, reserved cooking water and the blended sauce. Heat through for a minute or so, taste and season if necessary and serve.
Step 5
Top with toasted nuts
Top with the toasted walnuts, a drizzle of olive oil and dig in!
Let's Go!
Preperation Steps
Step 1
Boil two pots of salted water.
Boil two pots of salted water. Add the pasta to one and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente.
Step 2
Blanch the Kale and Garlic
Put the kale and garlic in the other saucepan and blanch for 3 minutes. When ready, drain and add to a blender with the lemon juice and the bouillon.
Step 3
Drain the beans and blend
Pour the beans into a sieve set over a bowl, keeping the liquid from the tin. Add a quarter of the beans to the blender along with the reserved liquid and blitz until totally smooth.
Étape 4
Drain the pasta and mix
When the pasta is ready, drain it, reserving 2 tablespoons of the cooking water. Return to the pan with the remaining cannellini beans, reserved cooking water and the blended sauce. Heat through for a minute or so, taste and season if necessary and serve.
Step 5
Top with toasted nuts
Top with the toasted walnuts, a drizzle of olive oil and dig in!
Bring two saucepans of salted water to the boil. Put the pasta in one and cook for 8–10 minutes or until al dente.
Put the kale and garlic in the other saucepan and blanch for 3 minutes. When ready, drain and add to a blender with the lemon juice and the bouillon.
Pour the beans into a sieve set over a bowl, keeping the liquid from the tin. Add a quarter of the beans to the blender along with the reserved liquid and blitz until totally smooth.
When the pasta is ready, drain it, reserving 2 tablespoons of the cooking water. Return to the pan with the remaining cannellini beans, reserved cooking water and the blended sauce. Heat through for a minute or so, taste and season if necessary and serve.
Top with the toasted walnuts, a drizzle of olive oil and dig in!