The pasta with dried fava beans or Sicilian style pasta and dried fava beans is a simple pasta and dried fava bean soup traditionally with the skin: a creamy and simple poor man’s dish, the ultimate comfort food.
Dried fava beans with skin are rich in fiber.
The skins can be removed after cooking but, given the high fiber content, if well tolerated it is advisable to leave them.
If you need to reduce fiber, peeled fava beans are the alternative to whole beans with the skin.
Preparation times
Vary depending on the use of dried fava beans or pre-cooked fava beans.
Use whole wheat pasta to increase fiber content.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Portions: 2People
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Adjust the amount of pasta and legumes according to your dietary scheme.
- 4.2 oz spaghetti (whole wheat, broken)
- dried fava beans (2 servings, weight according to dietary scheme)
- 0.84 cups water
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch mixed peppercorns (with grinder)
- 1 drizzle extra virgin olive oil (raw)
Suggested Tools
- 1 Saucepan preferably with glass lid
Preparation
Prepare the dried fava beans following the procedure described in cooking dried fava beans in a pressure cooker | with skin or peeled or, if you have them ready in the freezer, defrost them.
The skins can be removed after cooking but, given the high fiber content, if well tolerated it is advisable to leave them.
If you need to reduce fiber, peeled fava beans are the alternative to whole beans with the skin.
Pour the beans into a saucepan, add 200 ml of water and bring to a boil.
Cook with a lid, preferably glass, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
The skins will flake off, releasing the inner part which, blending with the cooking liquid, creates a dense and velvety consistency: the classic macco di fave.
Adjust the salt.In another pot, cook the pasta al dente, drain it and rinse quickly under running water.
In case of brothy first courses, to avoid glycemic spikes, it is advisable to cook the pasta separately to then rinse it and add it to the brothy sauce prepared separately; in this way, the starch released by the pasta in the cooking water is eliminated.Off heat, the beans will thicken.
Optionally, add q.b. water and bring back to a boil.Add the pasta and mix.
Plate.
Grind the pepper and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.Your simple pasta with fava beans is ready.
Enjoy your meal!
Pasta and Fava Beans is a complete dish; add your portion of vegetables to create a balanced meal or single dish that helps maintain stable blood sugar levels.
Storage, Tips, and Variations
Use whole wheat pasta to increase fiber content.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
If You Need to Reduce Fiber
The skins can be removed after cooking.
If you need to reduce fiber, peeled fava beans are the alternative to whole beans with the skin.Fava Beans and Diabetes
Glycemic index Fava beans GI 40.
The glycemic index of fava beans is higher than that of other legumes and also increases with cooking.
Can I eat fava beans? It’s a question you should ask your diabetologist.
Can people with diabetes eat fava beans? Follow your dietary scheme, ours includes them.
That said, I leave you my personal notes on the subject.
Usually, in cases of hyperglycemia, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes, cooked fava beans can be consumed without exceeding in portions.
Moreover, as Professor Enzo Bonora generally suggests, it is useful to learn to know the impact of each food on your blood sugar levels.
