Quick Pasta E Fagioli

• servings: Ingredients (3-4 serving
• total time: 8 minutes

Ingredients

1 onion or 2 shallots, finely chopped

1 celery stick, finely chopped

2 carrots, finely chopped

3-4 garlic cloves

2 tablespoons tomato paste

2 x 15 oz or 400 g can of beans of choice, I used butter beans and cannellini, drained and rinsed

2 cups pasta of choice, I used orecchiette

1 L or 4 cups vegetable stock

A bunch of fresh spinach, or any leafy green

1 teaspoon cayenne

Salt, pepper

Cheese for garnish

Olive oil

Directions

Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a medium pot on medium heat. Sauté the onion, carrots, and celery for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and tomato paste and sauté for 3 more minutes.

Add a big pinch of salt, pepper and 1 teaspoon cayenne. Add in the beans, pasta and 4 cups or 1 L vegetable stock.

Simmer everything 3 minutes less than what the pasta packaging calls for. 3 minutes before the pasta is done cooking, add in the spinach or leafy green of choice, cover the pot with a lid and turn the heat off.

Let it steam for 5 minutes, then serve. The pasta should be fully cooked at this point. If not, simmer as much as necessary.