The right late-summer weeknight dish is right here: Garlicky Cherry Tomato Pasta with White Beans! It’s a go-to in our kitchen once we’re craving one thing easy but nourishing. That includes salty kalamata olives, burst cherry tomatoes, creamy white beans, and our BFF kale, it’s a vibrant dish filled with textures, flavors, protein, and fiber.
Vegan, gluten-free elective, and simply 10 substances and 25 minutes required. Let’s make dinner!
This easy dish begins with getting your favourite pasta cooking on the stovetop. Then it’s on to sautéing garlic and shallots for a flavorful base for the sauce.
Subsequent, we add cherry tomatoes, water (or white wine for depth of taste), crimson pepper flakes, and sea salt and cook dinner till the cherry tomatoes start to burst, creating sauciness with bites of warmth!
Fiber- and protein-packed white beans come subsequent, together with chopped kalamata olives for salty pops of taste and kale for added vitamins and vibrancy!
As soon as the combination is absolutely saucy (with somewhat assist from the reserved pasta cooking water), we add the cooked pasta and stir all of it collectively! Non-obligatory sprinkles of vegan parmesan cheese add additional cheesiness and saltiness to each chew.
We hope you LOVE this pasta! It’s:
Easy
Garlicky
Flavorful
Nourishing
Fast & straightforward
& SO scrumptious!
It’s the proper meal whenever you’re craving pasta that isn’t tremendous heavy or want dinner on the desk quick and haven’t accomplished a lot planning. Whereas satisfying by itself, it might additionally pair properly with our Garlicky Sautéed Greens, Greatest Vegan Garlic Bread, or practically any roasted or grilled veggies.
And for dessert? Our Vegan Tiramisu Pudding Cups can be a stellar pairing!
Extra Easy Pasta Recipes
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Servings 4 (Servings)
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 5 medium cloves garlic, sliced (5 medium cloves yield ~22g or 2 Tbsp)
- 1 small shallot, minced (1 small shallot yields ~28g or 3 Tbsp // you may depart it out for those who don’t have one)
- 4 cups cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup water (or sub white wine for extra taste // we like a lightweight white wine like Sauvignon Blanc)
- 1/2 tsp crimson pepper flakes
- 1/2-3/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 (12 oz.) bundle pasta (gluten-free as wanted // we like Jovial Fusilli or Penne)
- 1/2 bunch kale, giant stems eliminated, leaves thinly chopped (or sub one other inexperienced like arugula or spinach // 1/2 bunch yields ~3 cups or 75 g)
- 1 (15 oz.) can white beans, drained and rinsed (we like cannellini // or sub ~1 ½ cups do-it-yourself)
- 1/2 cup chopped kalamata olives
- 1/2-3/4 cup pasta water (reserved from cooking pasta)
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For cooking the pasta, convey a big pot of water to a boil over medium-high warmth.
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In the meantime, warmth a big rimmed skillet over medium warmth and add the olive oil, sliced garlic, and minced shallot. Sauté for a couple of minutes till translucent. Add the cherry tomatoes, water (or white wine), crimson pepper flakes, and sea salt. Stir to coat them with garlic and oil. Cowl the pan and let cook dinner for about 5 minutes till the skins on the cherry tomatoes start to burst.
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As soon as your pasta water is boiling, add your pasta and cook dinner following bundle directions. **Make sure that to reserve 3/4 cup (180 ml) of pasta water earlier than draining.**
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In the meantime, take away the lid from the tomatoes and add the chopped kale (if utilizing arugula or spinach, wait so as to add it till the final minute), drained and rinsed white beans, and chopped kalamata olives. Sauté for one more 5 minutes till the liquid has nearly fully evaporated from the tomatoes. Add 1/2 cup (120 ml) of the pasta water (regulate quantity if altering batch measurement) to the sauce and stir, letting it cook dinner down for 1-2 minutes. Pour the pasta into the sauce and stir to coat. Add the remaining pasta water if the combination wants extra liquid — the pasta must be flippantly coated within the sauce. Style and regulate the seasoning to your liking, including salt to style or crimson pepper flakes for warmth!
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Serve heat with an elective topping of vegan parmesan cheese. Retailer leftovers in an hermetic container refrigerated for as much as 4-5 days. Reheat within the microwave or briefly in a saucepan. Not freezer pleasant.
*Diet info is a tough estimate calculated with water (not wine), the lesser quantities the place ranges are offered, complete wheat pasta, and with out elective substances.
Serving: 1 serving Energy: 538 Carbohydrates: 90.1 g Protein: 20.8 g Fats: 15.1 g Saturated Fats: 1.9 g Polyunsaturated Fats: 2.3 g Monounsaturated Fats: 7.8 g Trans Fats: 0 g Ldl cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 399 mg Potassium: 1068 mg Fiber: 16.9 g Sugar: 7.4 g Vitamin A: 333 IU Vitamin C: 35 mg Calcium: 88 mg Iron: 3.9 mg
