Small Pasta with Salami

Name: Small Pasta with Salami
Prep time: 42 min
Cook time: 42 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bouquet garni (mixed herb sachet or bag), optional; 2 Tbsps butter; 425 grams cannellini beans, drained and rinsed; 397 grams diced tomatoes, plus 1/2 can water; 85 grams (about 15 slices) Milano salami, scissored into strips; 4 servings Salt; 312 grams 2/3 cups ditalini or mezzi tubetti pasta

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Small Pasta with Salami a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 588 calories, 25g of protein, and 15g of fat each. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up mezzi tubetti pasta, butter, milano salami, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring some water for the pasta to a boil over medium heat and salt it generously.

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Add the pasta and cook for about 10 minutes or as the package directs.

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Warm a fairly wide, heavy-based saucepan over medium heat.

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Add the salami strips, not worrying if they clump together. Stir with a wooden spoon for 1 to 2 minutes.

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Stir in the tomatoes and add about 1/2 a tomato can of water.

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Stir in 1 tablespoon butter, then add the bouquet garni, if using, and the drained beans. Leave it to bubble away, firmly but gently, while the pasta finishes cooking.

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Just before draining the pasta, remove and reserve a little of the cooking water.

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Stir the drained pasta into the sauce, then remove from the heat, and stir in the remaining butter. If you think the sauce needs it, splash in some of the pasta cooking water, and stir again with a wooden spoon. Leave to stand for 2 minutes before serving, removing the bouquet garni, if used.

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