Pasta with Beet Greens & Raisins
Simple and delicious, a great way to use up your beet greens!
Yield
4 servingsPrep
6 minCook
5 minReady
11 minLow in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | ounces |
pasta, penne
uncooked, mini penne |
|
| ¼ | cup |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
olive oil
|
|
| 2 | cups |
beet greens
coarsely chopped trimmed |
* |
| 2 | teaspoons |
garlic
bottled minced |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
almonds
slivered or sliced, toasted |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ⅛ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
Cracked, optional |
*
|
| 1 | x |
Parmesan cheese
or shaved, as needed |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 231.2 | ml/g |
pasta, penne
uncooked, mini penne |
|
| 59 | ml |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
olive oil
|
|
| 473 | ml |
beet greens
coarsely chopped trimmed |
* |
| 1E+1 | ml |
garlic
bottled minced |
|
| 79 | ml |
almonds
slivered or sliced, toasted |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 0.6 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
Cracked, optional |
*
|
| 1 | x |
Parmesan cheese
or shaved, as needed |
*
|
Directions
Cook the pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
Drain.
While pasta cooks, place raisins in a small bowl; cover with hot water.
Let stand 10 minutes.
Drain.
While pasta cooks and raisins soak, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
Add greens and garlic; sauté 3 minutes or until greens are tender.
Stir in pasta, raisins, almonds, salt, and ⅛ teaspoon black pepper; toss to combine.
Sprinkle with cracked black pepper and parmesan, if desired.
