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bowl of farfalle pasta with white beans rocket chorizo garlic rosemary chilli and pepper

White Bean and Chorizo Sauce

This subtly flavoursome dish can be prepared in no time at all. It's perfect for a quick lunch in the sun, or a cosy dinner on the couch.
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Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: cannellini beans, chorizo, Pasta, pasta sauce, rocket, white kidney beans, wine
Servings: 2
Calories: 490kcal

Equipment

  • Frypan

Ingredients

  • 400 g can of white kidney/cannellini beans washed and drained
  • 3/4 cup white wine
  • 20 g of chorizo hand torn into small pieces
  • 30 g baby rocket
  • 3 sprigs rosemary
  • 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
  • 1 head garlic
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • salt pepper to season
  • 1/2 cup of water retained from cooking the pasta

Instructions

  • To roast the garlic, sit the whole head on a tray in the oven; cook at 200 degrees celsius on fan bake, for about 15-20 minutes. The outside should be slightly browned here and there. Once cooked, let it cool, and then squeeze each clove towards the base end to extract the garlic as a paste.
    roasted garlic squeezed onto a teaspoon
  • While the garlic roasts, gently fry the rosemary, chilli flakes, and torn chorizo in the olive oil, until the fat has rendered out of the chorizo and it begins to crispen up.
    sliced chorizo and rosemary frying in olive oil
  • Add the beans and the white wine; season with salt and pepper. Cook on low-medium heat for 15 minutes, crushing the beans slightly as you stir. If it becomes too dry, and a little more wine or water.
  • Stir in the roasted garlic paste, and then the rocket. Cook only until the rocket has wilted.
    white beans frying in a pan with rocket and chorizo
  • Make sure that you retain about 1/2 cup of the water that you cook your pasta in, then add this to the sauce as you toss the cooked pasta through it in the pan.
  • Serve with cheese and cracked pepper. If you're after the perfect pasta for this delicious sauce, try our farfalle with rye flour!
    bowl of farfalle pasta with white beans rocket chorizo garlic rosemary chilli and pepper

Nutrition

Calories: 490kcal | Carbohydrates: 49.3g | Protein: 17.8g | Fat: 18.2g | Saturated Fat: 3.5g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 298mg | Potassium: 817mg | Fiber: 16.7g | Sugar: 3g | Calcium: 264mg | Iron: 4mg
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