
Servings: 4 (click to scale)
Equipment
- 1 Chef knife
 - 1 cutting board
 - 1 large strainer for draining pasta
 - 1 small strainer for draining beans
 - 1 large stock pot
 - 1 ladle
 - 1 measuring cup
 - 1 large sauté pan
 - 1 wooden spoon
 - 1 micro plane
 
Ingredients
- ½ lbs. penne pasta Barilla Plus
 - 1 gal water
 - ½ tsp kosher salt
 - 2 cloves fresh garlic minced
 - ¼ each fresh Spanish onions 1/4” dice
 - 16 each fresh cremini mushrooms sliced
 - 3 each fresh roma tomatoes 1/2” dice
 - 1 head fresh escarole washed and chopped
 - 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
 - 1 ½ cups canned cannellini beans, low sodium rinsed and drained
 - 1 Tbsp solid unsalted butter
 - 1 tsp ground black pepper
 - 4 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
 
Instructions
- Rinse uncut produce in fresh water. Remove the core and chop the escarole in 2” pieces. Triple wash the escarole as it is very gritty and sandy.
 - Bring water and salt to a boil, add pasta and stir. Cook 7-8 minutes until al dente (firm to the bite). Reserve about a cup of the pasta water for later. Drain pasta and reserve.
 - Mince garlic, 1/4” dice the onion. Rinse beans well in a strainer.
 - In a large sauté pan, add the oil over high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook 2-3 minutes until onions are translucent but not burned. Add mushrooms, escarole and cook to reduce, about 2 minutes.
 - Add beans, tomatoes and salt and pepper. Let cook for a couple minutes. If all of the liquid is evaporating, add some of the reserved pasta water. Add cooked pasta and butter. Cook for about a minute and toss together. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
 - Divide equally into four serving bowls or plates. With a micro plane, shred a tablespoon of fresh parmesan over each dish. Serve immediately.
 
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Nutrition
Calories: 425kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3.5g | Sodium: 570mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 6g

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