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Recipes for Meatless Meals
Crepes, quiche, and curry for savory meatless meals
These dishes are so good you won't even notice there's no meat. Chickpeas, cheeses, and eggs provide plenty of protein; pesto, curry, and salsa provide plenty of flavor.
Black Bean Spaghetti
Pasta Recipes | Beans Recipes
Yield: 6 servings
A delicious pasta, right from the pantry.
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 2 small sweet red, yellow, or green peppers, cut into strips
- 1 8-ounce package fresh sliced mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 14-1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 15-ounce can kidney beans, undrained
- 1 3-1/2-ounce jar capers, packed in water, undrained
- 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Hot cooked angel hair pasta
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Garnish: fresh rosemary sprig
Cook first three ingredients in olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in tomatoes and next five ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over hot cooked pasta; top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Garnish with a rosemary sprig, if desired.
Reviews by Readers
This was a very colorful and tasty dish. I would make it again, but with these changes: drain and rinse the kidney beans, add a little crushed red pepper, and serve over linguini. Angel hair pasta is too delicate for this hearty sauce. – Anonymous Review
This is very good, and very filling. I changed it a little bit; I left out the capers, added chopped garlic, and used black eye peas instead of the black beans. I also drained and rinsed both cans of beans. The spaghetti went over very well with my housemates--there were no left-overs left over! Excellent with garlic bread. – Anonymous Review
The angel hair pasta definitely does not hold up to the fantastic sauce. I really suggest you use a heartier pasta--fettucini, linguini, (American-style) spaghetti, etc. – Reviewed by Steven Mann
Also added garlic. Will either reduce or eliminate the capers next time. Served over whole grain linguine. Really good. – Anonymous Review
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