Pasta with White Beans and Rapini

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Pasta with White Beans and RapiniPasta and beans provide this vegetarian dish with complete protein. It's also a tasty way to introduce rapini. Also known as broccoli rabe, rapini is related to the cabbage and turnip families and is a source of vitamins A, C and K, as well as potassium. Serve with grated cheese.5 user reviews.

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Pasta with White Beans and Rapini
Photography by Matthew Kimura

This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	712712 cal
pro	28 g28g pro
total fat	21 g21g total fat
sat. fat	3 g3g sat. fat
carb	111 g111g carb
fibre	18 g18g fibre
chol	0 mg0mg chol
sodium	1 mg1mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	3434 calcium
iron	5151 iron
vit A	3434 vit A
vit C	6262 vit C
folate	5151 folate

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Pasta and beans provide this vegetarian dish with complete protein. It's also a tasty way to introduce rapini. Also known as broccoli rabe, rapini is related to the cabbage and turnip families and is a source of vitamins A, C and K, as well as potassium. Serve with grated cheese.

Ingredients

1 bunch rapini or broccoli 1 1bunch bunch rapini or broccoli
4 cups whole wheat penne 4 4cups cupswhole wheat penne
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/3 1/3cup cupextra-virgin olive oil
1-1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs 1-1/2 1-1/2cups cupsfresh bread crumbs
4 cloves garlic , minced4 4cloves garlic, minced
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
hot pepper flakes pinch pinchhot pepper flakes
1 can (19 oz/540 mL) romano beans , drained and rinsed1 1can (19 oz/540 mL) can (19 oz/540 mL)romano beansromano beans, drained and rinsed

Preparation

Trim base of rapini stalks. In large pot of boiling salted water, cover and cook rapini until tender, about 2 minutes. With slotted spoon, transfer to colander to drain. Chop into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces; set aside.

In same pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender but firm, 8 to 10 minutes. Reserving 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the cooking liquid, drain and return to pot.

Meanwhile, in large skillet, heat 1 tsp (5 mL) of the oil over medium heat; fry bread crumbs and one-quarter of the garlic, stirring, until golden, about 3 minutes. Transfer to bowl; set aside.

In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat; fry remaining garlic and hot pepper flakes, stirring, until golden, about 1 minute. Stir in rapini and beans; heat through, about 3 minutes. Add to pasta and toss to coat, adding some of the reserved cooking liquid if desired. Serve sprinkled with bread crumb mixture.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: March 2006