Why These SICILIAN BEANS Are Worth Flying 1,131 Miles – Broad Beans, Squash & Ricotta Pasta

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: mascarpone

Cottage cheese reduces calories while still providing creaminess.

broad beans

🥗Healthier: green peas

💰Cheaper: frozen lima beans

Green peas are easier to find and provide a similar texture.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

zucchini

🥗Healthier: yellow squash

💰Cheaper: cucumbers

Yellow squash maintains a similar texture and flavor.

Peel broad beans and remove the skin by chopping them in half.

Slice butternut squash into 1 cm thick slices and brush with olive oil.

Preheat the barbecue and roast the butternut squash for about 7 minutes per side.

Chop red onion into small pieces and crush garlic cloves.

Heat olive oil in a frying pan and add chopped onion and crushed garlic; sauté until fragrant.

Add shelled broad beans to the pan with salt and black pepper; cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.

Remove skin from roasted butternut squash and chop into rough pieces.

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