Pasta with beans or Fagiolini Pasta is a dish that is used as a staple in every Italian household. This came from ancient times since the ingredients were simple, cheap, and filling.
There are more recipes for Fagiolini Pasta than stars in the sky. Everybody makes it differently and each will swear that there’s is the best. Usually, it is more dependent on what is available in the market in a certain area. The one standard is that each has two necessary ingredients. One type of pasta and two some type of beans, beyond that it is the choice of the cook and what to add like the Italian sausage in our recipe. Other options to add are celery, carrots, tomatoes, tomato paste, onion, garlic, and all contain olive oil. Meat can be sausage, bacon, pancetta, or ground beef. We hope you like this version and don’t be afraid to throw in other ingredients that your family loves.
Pasta Fagiolini and Italian Sausage
Equipment
- skillet
- Cooking Pot
Ingredients
Pasta Fagiolini and Italian Sausage
- 8 Ounce Pasta Penne
- 1 12 Ounce Green Beans Bag
- 1/2 Cup Sun-Dried Tomatoes Julienne Cut
- 1/2 Cup Almonds Slivered
- 1 Pound Sausage Italian
- 1 Cup Italian Cheese Shredded Italian
- 1/3 Cup Lemon Dressing Lemon
- 1 Clove Garlic Garlic Minced
- 1 Small Onion Minced
Instructions
- Bring water to boil for pasta. Cook pasta following package instructions. Cook green beans following microwave package instructions; let stand 5 minutes to cool, then chop into bite-size pieces.
- Preheat large, nonstick sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Remove casing from sausage and place in pan (wash hands). Cook sausage 6–8 minutes, stirring occasionally, and until 165°F. Remove from heat and cover.
- Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water. Add pasta, pasta water, green beans, tomatoes, almonds, cheese, and dressing to sausage in pan. Toss to coat; serve.
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Recipe adapted from Publix