Vegetable Bean Casserole

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
protein	21 g21g protein
total fat	15 g15g total fat
carb	85 g85g carb

Vegetarians tired of plain pasta and tomato sauce will be thrilled by this hearty combination of pasta, beans and vegetables. Zippy Romano cheese adds lots of flavour. Serve with a crisp cucumber and red onion salad.

Ingredients

2 tbsp butter 2 2tbsp tbspbutter
3 cloves of garlic , minced3 3clove garliccloves of garlic, minced
2 onions , chopped2 2oniononions, chopped
2 carrots , diced2 2carrotcarrots, diced
1 tbsp red wine vinegar 1 1tbsp tbspred wine vinegar
1/2 tsp crushed dried rosemary 1/2 1/2tsp tspcrushed dried rosemary
1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 1/2tsp tsppepper
1 Pinch hot pepper flakes 1 1Pinch Pinchhot pepper flakes
3 cups spaghetti sauce 3 3cups cupsspaghetti sauce
1 1can (19 oz/540 mL) can (19 oz/540 mL)romano beansromano beans or kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups rotini pasta 2 2cups cupsrotini pasta
2 cups chopped broccoli 2 2cups cupschopped broccoli
1/3 cup freshly grated romano cheese 1/3 1/3cup cupfreshly grated romano cheese

Preparation

In nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat, cook garlic, onions and carrots, covered, for about 10 minutes or until softened. Stir in vinegar; rosemary, pepper and hot pepper flakes; cook, covered, for about 15 minutes or until onions are very soft. Stir in sauce; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer for about 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir in beans; set aside.

Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta for 5 minutes. Add broccoli; cook for about 1 minute or until pasta is almost tender and broccoli is bright green and still crisp. Drain and return to pot. Stir in tomato mixture.

Pour into greased 8-inch (2 L) square baking dish; sprinkle with Romano cheese. Cover with foil. (Can be prepared to this point and cooled in refrigrator. Cover and refrigerate for up to 4 hours. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking. Add 30 minutes to baking time.) Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for about 35 minutes or until heated through. Broil, uncovered, for about 2 minutes or until browned and bubbly.

Additional information :

Tip: Peel broccoli stalks so that they will cook in the same amount of time as the florets.