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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Main Dishes => Topic started by: Katya on January 19, 2011, 08:36:00 pm
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Name of Recipe: PASTA WITH KIDNEY BEANS & BACON
Adapted from Eat for Life by Janette Marshall & Anne Heughan. It's a very quick and easy supper dish
Number of People: 4
Ingredients:
1 tbsp Olive Oil
1 Large onion, peeled and quartered
1 clove garlic, peeled
150 g bacon
1/4 tsp chilli powder
400 g can kidney beans, drained
400 g can chopped tomatoes
200 g can sweet corn kernels
1/2 tbsp tomato puree
ground black pepper
chopped parsley (for garnish)
225 g pasta
Preparation:
Drop onions and garlic onto running blades, speed 5 for few seconds
Remove and set aside.
Add oil to *: and heat Varoma for 2 minutes.
Add bacon and turbo until bite sized pieces. Cook 3 minutes, Varoma, speed ^^, :-:
Add onions, garlic and chilli powder. Cook 3 mins, 100, speed ^^, :-:
Add corn, kidney beans, tomatoes, tomato puree and black pepper. Cook 10 minutes, 100, speed 2, :-:
Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to instructions.
When the pasta is cooked (and drained), if there is room add it to the *: and cook 5 minutes, 90, speed 1, :-:
If there is not enough room in *:, add sauce to the drained pasta and simmer on stove for 5 minutes.
Serve with chopped parsley sprinkled on the top.
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Tips/Hints:
I usually serve this with penne-style pasta. The original recipe calls for wholewheat pasta
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Good healthy meal with all ingredients generally on hand Katya - nice one.
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Sounds good Katya. If I blitz the kidney beans first DH won't know they are there. and what he doesn't know won't hurt him ;) ;)