Green Beans in Tomato Sauce with Casarecce and Eggs.
With the hustle and bustle of modern times, we all need to cook quick, complete meals, and most importantly, economical ones.
The 2 recipes I want to suggest today are indeed a complete meal, made with a few dollars, and primarily healthy, ideal for both adults and children.
You can prepare them with the same basic method.
Thought for you;
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Economical
- Preparation time: 1 Hour
- Portions: 3
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter, and Spring, Summer
- Energy 368.31 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 43.53 (g) of which sugars 9.63 (g)
- Proteins 16.82 (g)
- Fat 15.97 (g) of which saturated 3.98 (g)of which unsaturated 3.62 (g)
- Fibers 8.12 (g)
- Sodium 292.63 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 400 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
let’s do the shopping
- 21 oz Green Beans
- 3 Eggs
- 10.5 oz Tomatoes
- 1 clove Garlic
- to taste Chili Pepper
- 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 9 oz Pasta
- Basil
Tools
what we need
- Pan
- Pot
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Colander
Preparation of Green Beans in Tomato Sauce with Casarecce and Eggs
Let’s start by trimming the ends of the green beans and washing them
In a pot, boil salted water. When it boils, add the green beans. Cook for 5 minutes
Then drain them and cool them with ice water to maintain their vibrant color.
In a pan, crush a clove of garlic and sauté it with extra virgin olive oil
Cut the tomatoes into pieces and add them to the pan with a bit of basil, season with salt.
Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
Then add the green beans. Stir, adjust with pepper, and let cook for another 4 minutes. Then remove half which will be used for the pasta.
Meanwhile, in a small pan, sauté garlic, oil, and chili pepper
Add the green beans that you set aside, stir, and let cook for 2 minutes.
Meanwhile, do 2 things, first put the water for the pasta on the stove and…
Secondly, in the pan with the green beans that we set aside, crack 3 eggs, cover them with a lid, and let them cook on low heat, according to your taste.
Drain the pasta and toss it with the green beans you set aside in the small pan.
In no time, here you have a first and a second course with a side dish, the Green Beans in Tomato Sauce with Casarecce and Eggs
storage
Green Beans in Tomato Sauce with Casarecce and Eggs. This dish can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days, but the freezer can only store the green beans for up to 3 months.
Can I not use tomatoes?
yes, certainly
