Pasta recipes
 

 Pasta e Fagioli

Also called Basta Fazool in southern italy, this is a meatless pasta usually dominated by tomatoes. This recipe, however, is more like a stew.

Ingredients

• One pound dried white beans
• One cup of olive oil
• A whole clove of unshelled garlic
• One bay leaf
• One teaspoon or more crushed or ground hot red pepper
• fresh parsley
• 0.5 pound of small diameter whole wheat macaroni
• salt

Directions

• Wash beans
• Place in salted water, three parts water to one part beans
• Soak overnight or bring to boil, boil two minutes
• Let stand, covered, for one hour
• Bring beans to boil again
• Skim foam off and add oil, garlic, and bay leaf
• Simmer for about two hours, or until tender
• Cook pasta for six or seven minutes
• Drain pasta and save some water
• Stir pasta and red pepper into beans and simmer until pasta is soft
• Garnish with red pepper to taste, add parsley