Green cannellini bean pasta

Green cannellini bean pasta

Ingredients

serves 2
  • •160g pasta
  • •140g frozen peas
  • •½ onion, chopped
  • •2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • •100g kale or spinach
  • •120g cannellini beans
  • •3 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • •Juice of 1 lemon
  • •15g fresh basil leaves
  • •¼ tsp garlic powder
  • •¼ tsp sea salt, to taste
  • •Ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

Cooking mode
  1. 1. Cook the pasta and peas. Reserve the water.
  2. 2. In a small pan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes.
  3. 3. Pour boiling water over the kale or spinach until wilted. Add to a blender. Add the beans, onion, 1 tbsp olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, basil (reserving some for garnish) and 100ml of pasta water. Blend for 1 minute until smooth. Season to taste.
  4. 4. In the pan, combine the pasta and peas with the sauce over low heat, adding a splash more pasta water if needed.
  5. 5. Serve topped with ground black pepper and basil leaves.
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