PASTA: Quick Pasta with Tomato Sauce, Goat Cheese & Green Beans

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Quick Pasta w Tomato Sauce, Goat Cheese & Green Beans

 

Recipe By : Martha Rose Shulman, The Best Vegetarian Recipes p. 209

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Pasta, Pizza, and Bruschetta

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 cup tomato sauce

homemade or commercial

3/4 pound dried pasta

1/2 pound green beans -- trimmed

and cut in half

2 ounces fresh goat cheese -- about 1/2 cup

such as Montrachet

salt -- to taste

freshly ground black pepper -- to taste

 

When goat cheese is stirred into a tomato sauce, whether you've made the

tomato sauce or bought it, the pasta dish takes on a rich, complex

dimension. This makes a great last-minute dinner.

 

MAKES 4 SERVINGS

 

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, heat the tomato

sauce in a saucepan or nonstick frying pan.

 

2. When the water reaches a boil, add 1 tablespoon salt and gradually

add the pasta. Stir to make sure the pasta doesn't stick to the bottom

of the pot. About 5 minutes before the pasta is done, add the green

beans to the pot. Cook until the pasta is al dente, firm to the bite.

Drain.

 

3. Toss the pasta and green beans in a warm pasta bowl with the tomato

sauce and goat cheese. Add salt and pepper and serve.

 

Advance Preparation: The tomato sauce can be made days ahead of serving

if you’re not using a commercial sauce. The beans can be prepared hours

ahead of cooking.

 

Source: Martha Rose Shulman, The Best Vegetarian Recipes, 2001

MC Formatted by Eruna Schultheiss

 

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Per serving (excluding unknown items): 36 Calories; less than one gram

Fat (4% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 0mg

Cholesterol; 374mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 1/2 Vegetable

 

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