Pasta with Green Beans and Tomato Sicilian Style

Pasta with green beans and tomato Sicilian style, a recipe using a pot or Thermomix.
Delicious, summery, and light, this main course is easy to make yet very tasty.
Green beans contain no cholesterol. One cup of raw green beans contains 2.7 g of fiber. Cooked green beans contain 4.0 g of fiber, some of which is soluble. Soluble fiber may help reduce levels of LDL cholesterol or the so-called bad and total cholesterol.
Green beans may also support heart health by lowering blood pressure.
Additionally, green beans are low-FODMAP foods, and eating low-FODMAP foods can bring significant relief to stomach issues.

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Pasta with Green Beans and Tomato Sicilian Style
  • Cost: Very economical
  • Preparation time: 15 Minutes
  • Portions: 4
  • Cooking methods: Boiling
  • Cuisine: Italian Regional
  • Region: Sicily
  • Seasonality: All seasons
216.71 Kcal
calories per serving
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  • Energy 216.71 (Kcal)
  • Carbohydrates 27.94 (g) of which sugars 3.28 (g)
  • Proteins 5.58 (g)
  • Fat 10.25 (g) of which saturated 1.50 (g)of which unsaturated 0.47 (g)
  • Fibers 3.90 (g)
  • Sodium 248.91 (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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  • 10.58 oz green beans
  • 0.85 cup tomato puree (chunky or diced)
  • 0.14 cup red onion from Tropea
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 leaves basil
  • to taste salt
  • 8.47 oz pasta (caserecce)

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Tools

What we need to make

  • 1 Knife
  • 1 Pot
  • 1 Colander
  • 1 Pan

Steps

To make

  • Wash the green beans,

    green beans
  • and remove the tips.

    green beans
  • Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.

    Once boiling, lower the green beans, cover, and cook for about 10 to 12 minutes.
    Touch to see if they are tender, as times may change based on seasonality.

    Then drain and cool with cold water.

    green beans
  • In the pan, add the olive oil and chopped onion and let them sauté for 3 minutes.

    onion oil pan
  • Once the onion has turned slightly golden, pour the chunks or rustic tomato puree,

    Add a pinch of salt, and stir.

    onion chunks
  • Meanwhile, you can put a pot for the pasta on the stove.

    pot
  • Let the tomato cook for 4 minutes, then add the green beans, stir and continue to cook for another 2 minutes, then turn off the heat and add the pasta

    Pasta with Green Beans and Tomato Sicilian Style
  • When the pasta is al dente, drain it and add it to the pan.

    Toss over high heat with plenty of basil leaves.

    Pasta with Green Beans and Tomato Sicilian Style
  • Serve hot. Here is a good plate of pasta with green beans and tomato Sicilian style. A dish that tastes like summer.

    Pasta with Green Beans and Tomato Sicilian Style
  • put 250 g of water in the bowl, place the green beans in the basket.

    Insert the basket into the bowl, and cook for 7/min. Varoma Speed 1

    Bimby
  • When the time is up, remove the green beans from the basket, and dry the bowl.

    Peel the onion, place it in the bowl, and chop for 5 sec. speed 5.

    Gather with the spatula and pour 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil into the bowl. Sauté for 2 min. 212°F speed 1.

    onion
  • Once the onion has sautéed, pour in the chunks or rustic tomato puree,

    Add a pinch of salt,

    Meanwhile, you can put a pot for the pasta on the stove.

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  • Let the tomato cook with the basket instead of the measuring cup, for 4 minutes at 212°F reverse speed 1, then add the green beans and continue cooking for 3 min, 212°F reverse spoon speed.

    Bimby basket
  • Pour the contents of the bowl into a pan,

    Pasta with Green Beans and Tomato Sicilian Style
  • then drain the pasta and mix it with the green beans, adding plenty of basil.

    Pasta with Green Beans and Tomato Sicilian Style
  • And here is the pasta with green beans and tomato Sicilian style, with Thermomix cooking

    Pasta with Green Beans and Tomato Sicilian Style

Pasta with Green Beans and Tomato Sicilian Style

FAQ (Questions and Answers)

Pasta with green beans and tomato Sicilian style, the sauce of this pasta can be kept in the fridge for 3 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months.

  • Can I use other types of green beans with this recipe?

    You can use flat green beans and snake beans or paesanella with the same recipe.

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