Carolina Kitchen: Pasta Fagiole

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 1 tablespoon of canola oil in a pot.

Add 1 chopped onion, 1/4 cup green pepper, and 1/4 cup red pepper to the pot and sauté until softened.

Add 1 cup of frozen lima beans to the sautéed vegetables.

Cook pasta until al dente, about 4-5 minutes, then reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining.

Add 1 can of crushed whole tomatoes and 1 cup of chicken stock to the pot.

Add flat leaf parsley, salt, and pepper to taste.

Add 2 cans of cannellini beans to the mixture.

Let the soup cook for about 10 minutes.

Add the reserved al dente pasta and let it simmer for another 10 minutes.

As a final step, add 1 cup of fresh spinach and stir until just wilted, then serve with Parmesan cheese.

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