Roasted White Bean and Tomato Pasta
With a flavor profile inspired by pasta e fagioli, this weeknight pasta recipe coaxes rich flavor out of simple ingredients while enlisting the oven to create a luscious sauce from roasted tomatoes and white beans. Essentially, the dish requires just three steps: Boil pasta, roast your sauce ingredients, then stir together until the pasta is glossy. When roasted in the oven, the beans become crispy, like croutons, and break down in a way that helps thicken the sauce. Though a flurry of freshly grated cheese would be welcome on top, this otherwise-vegan dish doesn’t need it: The roasted tomato sauce is rich and luscious, fortified by starchy pasta water, roasted beans and a good glug of extra-virgin olive oil.
- Servings: 4
Source: Only Recipes
Ingredients
- Salt and black pepper
- plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- large shallot
- tablespoon tomato paste
- garlic cloves
- teaspoon fresh rosemary
- teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- teaspoon granulated sugar
- ounce cherry tomatoes
- can small white beans
- pound orecchiette
- Freshly grated Parmesan or pecorino, for serving