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Pantry Pasta

A flexible pantry pasta using olive oil, garlic, canned goods, and whatever dried herbs you have.

Easy · 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 300g pasta
  • 1 can white beans or chickpeas, drained
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 can crushed tomatoes OR 1/2 cup pasta water
  • Dried herbs (oregano, thyme, basil)
  • Salt, pepper, chili flakes

Steps

  1. Cook pasta, reserve 1 cup pasta water.
  2. Heat olive oil, cook garlic 1 minute.
  3. Add beans, cook 2 minutes to warm and slightly mash a few.
  4. Add tomatoes or pasta water. Simmer 5 minutes.
  5. Add pasta, toss, season well. Add herbs.

Why this works

Beans and pasta is a classic Italian combination (pasta e fagioli). The starchy bean liquid thickens the sauce naturally.

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