Pasta with Flat Bean Pesto.
Today I want to delight you with a wonderful first course.
Mezze maniche, after spaghettoni, are my favorite type of pasta, and after trying to make all kinds of pestos, I wanted to try this one with flat beans.
This type of bean should not only be consumed for their exquisite taste but also for their extraordinary nutritional value.
They are high in plant-based proteins that make them perfect as a meat substitute, and they are rich in fiber, potassium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin C, and K.
I will show you both the traditional preparation and the one with the Bimby.

Thought for you:

Difficulty: Very Easy
Cost: Very Cheap
Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Portions: 2
Cooking methods: Boiling
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring

170.01 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 170.01 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 22.38 (g) of which sugars 3.98 (g)
Proteins 8.88 (g)
Fat 3.94 (g) of which saturated 1.89 (g)of which unsaturated 0.28 (g)
Fibers 5.54 (g)
Sodium 1,671.63 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 300 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

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0.66 lbs flat beans
2 cloves garlic
to taste salt
to taste water
1 bunch chopped parsley
1 chili pepper
0.7 oz Pecorino Romano (grated)
4.2 oz pasta (mezze maniche)

Pasta with Flat Bean Pesto

Tools

What we need to prepare

Pot
Colander
Pan
Immersion Blender
Bowl

Preparation

Traditional Cooking

Wash the flat beans and remove the tips,
Place a pot with water and salt on the stove, and bring to a boil.
Once boiling, add the flat beans, and cook for 10 minutes.
After the time has passed, drain them without discarding the cooking water, and cool them under running water to maintain their bright green color.
Peel the garlic and chop the parsley.
If you like, add a chopped chili pepper.
Meanwhile, in a pan add olive oil, chili pepper, chopped garlic, and parsley, and sauté for 1 minute, then…
Add the flat beans, adjust with salt, and sauté in the pan to flavor.
Put the flat beans’ cooking water back on the stove, as this is where we will cook the pasta, and in the meantime…
Take half of the flat beans, chop them coarsely, and set aside in a bowl, while with the rest…
We will make the pesto, adding Pecorino Romano and a little bit of the sauce that was in the pan.
We will mix the pesto with the chopped flat beans, and blend them. If you like the mixture more liquid, you can add a little bit of pasta cooking water,
At this point, we will drain the pasta and pour it into the same pan where we cooked the flat beans, add the pesto and flat beans, and toss on the stove for 1 minute.
We will serve immediately.
Here is the Pasta with Flat Bean Pesto ready,
Traditional Cooking.
Wash the flat beans and remove the tips
Place 250 ml of water in the bowl, position the basket and place the flat beans inside.
Close the bowl with the lid and steam: 7 min./Varoma/speed 1. Remove the basket with the help of the spatula, empty, and dry the bowl.
Place the garlic, parsley, and chili pepper in the bowl, Chop for 10 sec. speed 5.
Collect with the spatula.
Add extra virgin olive oil and the cooked flat beans. Place the splash guard on the lid of the bowl and set High temperature
Take half of the flat beans, chop them coarsely, and set aside in a bowl, while with the rest…
We will make the pesto, adding Pecorino Romano and a little bit of the sauce that was in the pan. 20 sec speed 10.
Collect with the spatula and combine with the flat beans you had set aside earlier,
At this point, we will cook and drain the pasta and pour it into a pan, add the pesto and flat beans, and toss on the stove for 1 minute.
Serve immediately.
Here is the Pasta with Flat Bean Pesto ready, with Bimby cooking.