GH: Pasta with Broccoli Rabe & Garbanzos

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Pasta with Broccoli Rabe & Garbanzos

 

Recipe By :Fall's Bounty

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : !Good Housekeeping

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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16 ozs penne or ziti pasta

salt

2 bunch broccoli rabe -- tough stems trimmed (about 12 oz

each)

2 tbsps olive oil

3 garlic cloves -- crushed with side of a chef's knife

1/4 tsp crushed red pepper

19 ozs garbanzo beans -- rinsed and drained

1/4 c golden raisins

grated parmesan cheese -- optional

 

In large saucepot, prepare pasta in boiling salted water as label directs.

 

Meanwhile in another large saucepot, heat 4 quarts water to boiling. Add

broccoli rabe, and cook 3 to 5 minutes or until thickest parts of stems are

tender. Drain broccoli rabe; cool slightly. Cut broccoli rabe into 2-inch

pieces.

 

Wipe saucepot dry. Add oil, and heat over medium-high heat until hot. Add

garlic and crushed red pepper, and cook 1 minute, stirring. Add broccoli

rabe, garbanzo beans, and raisins, and cook about 3 minutes to heat through,

stirring often. Remove saucepot from heat.

 

When pasta has cooked to desired doneness, remove 2/3 cup pasta cooking

water; reserve. Drain pasta. Add pasta, reserved pasta cooking water, and

1 1/4 tsp salt to broccoli rabe mixture; toss well. Serve with Parmesan if

you like.

 

Source:

" Good Housekeeping Oct 2000 "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 584 Calories; 15g Fat (22.3% calories

from fat); 26g Protein; 91g Carbohydrate; 24g Dietary Fiber; 0mg

Cholesterol; 34mg Sodium. Exchanges: 5 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat;

0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 2 Fat.

 

NOTES : A classic combination of bitter greens and sweet golden raisins

tossedwith pasta and beans for a quick meal.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0