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1-Pot: Vegetable Bean Casserole

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Casseroles Pasta/noodl Vegetables

Ingredients:

  • 2 tb Butter
  • 3 Garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 Onions, chopped
  • 2 Carrots, diced
  • 1 tb Red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 ts Dried rosemary, crushed
  • 1/2 ts Pepper
  • 1 pn Hot pepper flakes
  • 3 c Spaghetti sauce
  • 19 oz Can Romano or kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 c Rotini pasta
  • 2 c Broccoli, chopped
  • 1/3 c Romano cheese, fresh grated

Directions:

In nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat; cook garlic, onions and carrots, covered, for about 10 minutes or until softened. Stir in vinegar, rosemary, pepper and hot pepper flakes; cook, covered, for about 15 minutes or until onions are very soft. Stir in sauce; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer for about 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir in beans; set aside.
 
Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta for 5 minutes. Add broccoli; [tip: peel broccoli stalks so that they will cook in the same amount of time as the florets.] cook for about 1 minute or until pasta is almost tender and broccoli is bright green and still crisp. Drain and return to pot. Stir in tomato mixture. Pour into greased 8-inch square baking dish; sprinkle with Romano cheese. Cover with foil.
 
[Can be prepared to this point and cooled in refrigerator. Cove and refrigerate for up to 4 hours. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking. Add 30 minutes to baking time.]
 
Bake in 350F 180C oven for about 35 minutes or until heated through. Broil, uncovered, for about 2 minutes or until browned and bubbly.
 
Serve with crisp cucumber and red onion salad.
 
4 servings for $10.14CDN [Nov 95]
 
Per Serving: about 540 calories, 21 g protein, 15 g fat, 85 g carbohydrate, very high source fibre, good source calcium, excellent source iron
 
Source: Canadian Living magazine, Nov 95 Presented in article "Hearty & Healthy: Casseroles See The Light" Recipe by Canadian Living Test Kitchen
 
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