Vegan Borlotti Bean Pasta

Have you ever tried borlotti beans in your pasta sauce? If not, this is the time! With this super easy recipe and basic tomato, garlic & parsley sauce you are in for the tasty ride! We love eating this with orecchiette pasta but you can of course use other varieties. This recipe only takes 15 minutes! We say, just Go For It!

Serves: 2-3 
Total time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

25 g vegan butter
2 tbsp olive oil
2 (150 g) onions
2 cloves garlic
Handful fresh parsley
70 g tomato paste
200 ml water
1 can (425 g) borlotti beans
½ tsp salt, to taste
⅛ tsp black pepper, to taste
250 g orecchiette pasta
Vegan parmesan, for garnish

Method

1. Cook the orecchiette pasta according to the package.
2. Meanwhile, peel the onions and cut into half rings. Peel the garlic cloves and cut into thin slices. Coarsely chop the parsley.
3. Heat the vegan butter together with the olive oil in the pan. Add the onions, garlic and parsley. Cook everything over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
4. Mix the tomato paste with the water and add to the pan together with the borlotti beans (including liquid). Stir everything well and cook for 5 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.
5. Add the cooked orecchiette pasta to the sauce. Stir all together and serve with vegan parmesan.