Cozy and Healthy Mediterranean Beans and Lentils Pasta for Autumn Days

canned beans

🥗Healthier: dried beans

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas

Dried beans are more nutritious and cost-effective.

pasta

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: pasta made from semolina

Whole grain pasta offers more fiber.

Collect fresh bolotti beans from the garden, selecting the best ones.

Pick 3-4 carrots from the garden.

Gather leafy greens, specifically chard and possibly spinach.

Chop the vegetables finely: red onion, carrot, celery, red pepper, sweet potato, and garlic.

Heat olive oil in a cast iron saucepan until hot.

Add chopped onion, red pepper, celery, carrot, sweet potato, garlic, bay leaf, salt, and black pepper; mix and sauté for a couple of minutes.

Add the fresh bolotti beans and drained lentils to the saucepan.

Pour in a couple of glasses of cold water and bring to a boil.

After boiling for 5 minutes, reduce the heat and allow the mixture to simmer, letting the water level decrease.

Chop the chard and add it to the mixture after the water level has reduced.

Add chopped tomatoes and a handful of basil; mix well.

Pour in hot water until it covers the ingredients by a couple of centimeters.

Cover with a lid and cook on medium-low heat for about 1 hour.

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