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Beans and greens with pasta

By Phillippa Cheifitz
3-4
Easy
15 minutes
20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 400 g 2 x, cannellini beans
  • 180 g kale, stalks removed
  • 200 g swiss chard, stalks removed
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • olive oil, for frying
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 3/4 cup vegetable stock
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 250 g penne, cooked al dente
  • 1 cup reserved pasta water
  • 100 g Gorgonzola, torn, for serving

Method

1. Drain the beans and rinse, then set aside. Wash the greens, then place the wet leaves in a large, heavy saucepan. Soften for about 4 minutes, covered, over a medium heat, then drain. Set aside.

2. In a wide pan, gently soften the onion in ¼ cup olive oil. Stir in the garlic.

3. Add the beans and stir until coated with oil. Braise for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in ½ cup stock and bubble for 1 minute.

4. Mix the greens with the braised beans and stir in the remaining stock. Moisten with 1–2 T olive oil. Add the lemon zest and juice and season to taste.

5. Mix with the pasta, loosening with pasta water. Check the seasoning and top with the Gorgonzola.

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Photography: Toby Murphy 
Production: Brita Du Plesis
Food assistant: Kate Ferreira