Hearty Summer Pasta
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 small head red cabbage, thinly sliced
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 3/4 pound whole-wheat fusilli pasta
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- One 15-ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup vegetable broth
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat.
- Add the cabbage and saute until wilted but still a little firm, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a bowl.
- To the same pan, add 1/4 cup of the olive oil.
- Add the rosemary sprigs and cook for 4 minutes over medium heat, turning every minute, until the rosemary leaves get crisp and lightly browned.
- Remove to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain.
- Add the fusilli to the pan and toast until the edges are browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the toasted pasta to the pot of boiling water and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil in the saute pan over medium heat.
- Add the onions and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Add the garlic and saute 1 minute more.
- Add the cannellini beans, red pepper flakes, and a generous pinch of salt and pepper; saute for another 2 minutes.
- Add the vegetable broth, butter and lemon juice.
- Turn the heat down to low and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Drain the pasta and add it to the saute pan.
- Raise the heat to medium, give the pasta a good stir, and cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in the sauteed cabbage.
- Crumble the fried rosemary with your hands and stir it into the pasta.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve immediately.
olive oil, head red cabbage, rosemary, pasta, onion, garlic, cannellini beans, red pepper, kosher salt, vegetable broth, butter, lemon juice
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/daphne-brogdon/hearty-summer-pasta.html (may not work)