Beany pasta pot

Beany pasta pot

A superhealthy dish - counts as 2 of your 5-a-day

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Super healthy

Method

  1. Heat oil in a pan and gently fry the onion for 3 mins. Stir in the apple and cook for 2-3 mins until both have softened. Stir in tomatoes, passata and beans.
  2. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 10 mins. Stir in the pesto and pasta, mixing well until the pasta is heated through. Serve in bowls with crusty bread.

Per serving

233 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 35g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 5g, salt 0.94 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2006.

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  • 31 October 2007

    andreas food commented on this recipe

    My family love this recipe, it's really filling and healthy. I use wholemeal pasta.

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  • 02 December 2007

    Dory rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I did not especially like this however my 2 year old eats all the beans and really enjoys it. Very healthy so very pleased for her!

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  • 28 January 2008

    neets commented on this recipe

    loved this recipe, really quick and easy to make, kids loved it, will be making it again.

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  • 30 April 2008

    sally rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    OK. Nice mid week pasta meal.

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  • 19 May 2008

    BaronVanDuck commented on this recipe

    Apples worked nicely in this, i added a few sultanas towards the end aswell, dont know why though. Worked out really well and will be making again especially as it counts a 2 towards your 5 a day.

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  • 07 July 2008

    PoshPaws rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I included a pack of Asda's Pork & Chorizo sausages to "meatify" it up a bit - and although it was somewhat overpoweringly tomatoey, it was given a thumbs up and decreed to be a "do again" job. We ate it with crusty bread rolls. I think next time, I would try to counterbalance the acidity of the tomatoes rather more. Perhaps not using that particular brand of sausage would help!

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  • 28 April 2009

    sara rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love this recipe and make it whenever I have a less than fresh granny smith lurking at the bottom of the salad drawer...I was suprised that apple worked so well in this recipe, I somethimes add sage ini stead of the mixed herbs and it worked really well

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  • 14 September 2009

    VintageHeart rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy, filling and delicious! I added sausages (cooked separately) to my partners to make it a bit more meaty and veggie sausages to mine. Really cheap and healthy meal. Great for when you want something quick when you've just come home from work or even for all the family.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Super healthy

Healthy and satisfying

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 1 large apple , cored and chopped
  • 410g tin chopped tomatoes with garlic and herbs
  • 300ml carton passata
  • 290g tin borlotti beans , drained and rinsed
  • 3 tbsp red pesto
  • 300g leftover cooked pasta or 220g pack ready-to-use pasta
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Per serving

233 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 35g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 5g, salt 0.94 g

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