AN INCREDIBLY EASY / DELICIOUS ONE PAN DINNER (BETTER THAN AT OLIVE GARDEN!) | SAM THE COOKING GUY

cannellini beans

🥗Healthier: great northern beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Pinto beans are often more affordable and still provide a creamy texture.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Grana Padano

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Heat a pan and add a little oil.

Add 1/4 pound of Panetta or bacon to the hot pan and cook for about a minute.

Add 1 cup of diced onion and 1 cup of diced carrot to the pan and mix together. Cook for 3-4 minutes until softened.

Add 3 cloves of minced garlic to the pan and mix.

Stir in 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes (optional).

Pour in 1.5 cups of chicken stock and a 15 oz can of chopped tomatoes, then mix and bring to a boil.

Add 1 cup of dried pasta (diini) to the boiling mixture, stir, cover with a lid, and reduce heat to a simmer for 15-20 minutes.

After 15 minutes, add a 15 oz can of drained cannellini beans and a big handful of chopped parsley to the pot. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.

Cover the pot again and heat until everything is warmed through, about 1-2 minutes.

Ladle the mixture into bowls and top with grated Parmesan cheese.

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