If you’ve spied fresh rapini and fava beans in the supermarket or farmers market, or you’ve tried growing these hearty vegetables in your own garden, here’s a simple way to showcase their rich, green, nutritious flavors: this Pasta with Rapini, Fava, and Mushrooms. Simply put a pot of pasta on to cook, while sautéing up a rich mix of rapini, fava beans, onions, garlic, mushrooms, white wine, oregano, and extra virgin olive oil, then toss it altogether into a rustic, easy plant-based meal in one! You can get this super easy, Italian-inspired, 8-ingredient recipe on the table in under 30 minutes. To make it even easier, serve your pasta right out of your sauté pan or skillet. This nutrient-rich meal is great as leftovers the next day too!
This recipe features the classic vegetable and cousin of common broccoli, rapini, which is also known as broccoli rabe or raab. It is darker green with more leaves and a deeper taste than traditional broccoli.
In addition, this recipe features sweet green fresh fava beans, which are commonly available in the spring and early summer in supermarkets, gardens and farmers markets. You can also find frozen fava beans in many grocery stores.
This easy recipe for an Italian-inspired Pasta with Rapini, Fava, and Mushrooms is completely plant-based (vegan); whip it up in under 30 minutes with only 8 ingredients.
Fill a medium pot about two-thirds full of water, cover, and bring to a boil.
Add olive oil, and pasta and reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook until al dente, according to package directions. Drain pasta, reserving ½ cup pasta water.
In a large sauté pan, heat olive oil and sauté onion and garlic for 5 minutes.
Add white wine and fava beans and sauté for an additional 8 minutes, until fava beans are beginning to get tender but are still firm.
Add mushrooms, rapini, oregano, salt and pepper (as desired), and ½ cup reserved pasta water. Sauté for about 4-6 minutes, until greens are tender, but bright green.
Stir in cooked pasta.
Sprinkle with Cashew Parmesan and serve immediately.
Notes
To make this recipe gluten-free, use gluten-free pasta.
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:19 minutes
Category:Entree
Cuisine:Italian, American
Nutrition
Serving Size:1 serving
Calories:320
Sugar:6 g
Sodium:110 mg
Fat:12 g
Saturated Fat:1 g
Carbohydrates:41 g
Fiber:6 g
Protein:11 g
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