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    Home » Recipes » Vegan Main Dishes

    Tuscan-Style Rotini with White Beans

    Published: Nov 16, 2010 · Updated: Apr 7, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    This pasta dish, combining rotini with white beans, needs only a tossed salad and a steamed green veggie to complete the meal. Try this with whole-grain or spelt pasta for an even heartier result.

    Serves: 4 to 6

    • 8 ounces rotini, rotelli or other spiral pasta
      (try a whole-grain variety, like spelt)
    • 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
    • 2 cloves garlic, minced
    • 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into narrow, 2-inch strips
    • 15- to 16-ounce can Great Northern or cannellini beans, rinsed
    • 14- to 16 ounce can Italian-style diced tomatoes, with liquid
    • ¼ cup oil-cured sun-dried tomatoes, minced
    • ⅓ cup raisins
    • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
    • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
    • 8 ounces fresh baby spinach
    • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
    • Nutritional yeast for topping, optional

    Cook pasta in plenty of rapidly simmering water according to package directions until al dente, then drain.

    Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add garlic and bell pepper; sauté over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or until garlic is golden. Add beans, tomatoes, dried tomatoes, raisins, red pepper flakes, and oregano; bring to a gentle simmer. Cover and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes.

    Stir in the spinach, little at a time; simmer briefly, just until it wilts. Remove from the heat.

    When the pasta is done, drain and combine in a large serving bowl with tomato mixture. Toss well. Season with salt and pepper and serve. Pass around nutritional yeast, if desired, to top individual servings.

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