Beans, Greens, And Pasta

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups cooked whole wheat penne
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 bunch escarole, chopped into 1-inch pieces
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 cups beans or 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can beans
• 1/2 lemon, juice of

Recipe

• 1 if you need to, cook the pasta until al dente.
• 2 while the pasta cooks, sweat the garlic in the olive oil until it just starts to turn golden.
• 3 add the red pepper and the chopped greens, and cook until the greens are wilted and bright green.
• 4 add the beans and lemon juice and heat through, and remove from heat.
• 5 add the cooked pasta and toss. add salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 serve topped with grated parmesean. (omit this for a vegan preparation, of course.).