Beans cooked with tomatoes and spinach provide a perfect topping for your pasta dinner that's ready in 30 minutes - perfect if you love Mediterranean cuisine.
Mediterranean Penne Pasta and Beans
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 6 oz. (1 3/4 cups) uncooked penne (tube-shaped pasta)
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 (14.5-oz.) cans no-salt-added tomatoes, undrained, cut up
- 1 (15-oz.) can Progresso™ Chickpeas, drained, rinsed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 (10-oz.) pkg. prewashed fresh spinach, stems removed, chopped (about 8 cups)
- 2 oz. (1/2 cup) crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives
Instructions
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Step1Cook penne to desired doneness as directed on package. Drain; cover to keep warm.
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Step2Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until hot. Add garlic; cook and stir 30 seconds. Add tomatoes, beans, Italian seasoning and sugar; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes.
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Step3Add spinach; cook 3 minutes or until spinach wilts, stirring frequently.
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Step4To serve, arrange cooked penne on large serving platter. Top with tomato mixture. Sprinkle with cheese and olives.
Nutrition
400
Calories
10g
Total Fat
16g
Protein
61g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 400
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 15%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 15%
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 470mg
- 20%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 61g
- 20%
- Dietary Fiber
- 10g
- 40%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 16g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 110%
- 110%
- Vitamin C
- 60%
- 60%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 35%
- 35%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 3 Vegetable; 2 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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