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Pasta with Swiss Chard and Kidney Beans

Penne tossed with onion, garlic, tender chard and red kidney beans, then finished with halved cherry tomatoes. It is a one-skillet sauce that comes together in under ten minutes while the pasta cooks.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total32 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cuponion, chopped
  • 2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
  • ¼ tspcrushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 canred kidney beans, 15 oz (425 g) can, rinsed and drained
  • 115 gSwiss chard, stems removed, leaves coarsely chopped
  • ¼ cuplow-sodium vegetable broth
  • ½ tspsalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 225 gpenne
  • ½ cupcherry tomatoes, halved

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Celery
  • Legumes (any)
  • Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Swiss chard
  • Carrot
  • Black and white pepper
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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