Fettuccine With Vegetables And Black Beans

Name: Fettuccine With Vegetables And Black Beans
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams fresh asparagus; 425 grams black beans, rinsed and drained; 3 Tbsps light process cream cheese; 296 milliliters fat-free milk; 227 grams fettuccine, uncooked; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 clove 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic (about; 2 teaspoons margarine; 85 grams 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 59 milliliters water

Fettuccine With Vegetables And Black Beans requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. This main course has 340 calories, 19g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. If you have flour, beans, parmesan cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the cream cheese you could follow this main course with the Cream Cheese Dessert Wedges as a dessert.

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain. Set aside, and keep warm.

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Pasta

Salt

Snap off tough ends of asparagus.

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Asparagus

Remove scales from stalks with a vegetable peeler or knife, if desired.

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Vegetable

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Peeler

Knife

Cut asparagus into 1-inch pieces; place in a microwave-safe dish.

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Asparagus

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Microwave

Add 1/4 cup water and cover. Microwave at HIGH 2 minutes; drain.

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Water

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Melt margarine in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add garlic. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.

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Margarine

Garlic

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Sauce Pan

Add flour; cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Gradually add milk, and cook, stirring constantly, 8 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Stir in cream cheese; cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. Stir in Parmesan cheese.

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Parmesan