Pasta with Italian Green Beans in Tomato Sauce
A simple addition of a tasty vegetable makes this sauce even sweeter
Ingredients
- olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 lb Italian green string beans, or haricot verts. More if you like!
- 1 28 oz can canned whole peeled plum tomatoes
- 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- handful basil leaves, chopped
- salt and pepper
- 1 lb spaghetti, or other long pasta
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat olive oil over low heat. Add chopped garlic.
- Cut the tips and ends off of the beans, and chop into bite sized pieces. Add to the pot.
- Add the can of whole peeled plum tomatoes, crushing them further in the pot to break them down.
- Add the can of crushed tomatoes and stir well.
- Salt generously and season with pepper. Add the basil leaves and stir.
- Bring to a boil, and then simmer for 1.5 to 2 hours, until the beans and tomatoes are cooked down.
- When it is almost time to serve, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water.
- Ladle some sauce on the bottom of a large pasta dish, and add the cooked pasta once drained.
- Toss well, and continue adding the sauce with the beans until the pasta is thoroughly coated.
- Serve with grated cheese!