I felt lost after posting recipes for all the blog events J What next? was the question.
To utilise a can of Lima beans, (I bought when I was searching for Fava Beans) last night I fixed us a quick pasta dinner- Farfalle with Lima Beans. BTW, Lima Beansare also called Pavta in Marathi (which I very well know). This I learned after some research on them; though what we get locally looks a bit different than the canned ones.
The buttery nutty flavour of the Lima beans complimented the soft beautiful Farfalle bows in a tangy tomato-mushroom sauce. This bean-bow combination will be often repeated in my house!
I stumbled upon this blogjust as I was to post the Farfalle with Lima beans recipe.
Regulars to my blog will already know I have become a slave to food blog events; how could I not send this recipe for the Presto Pasta Nights.Ruththis simple, quick Farfalle with Lima Beans is for your Pasta Night.
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Farfalle with Lima Beans recipe
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- 1 packet Farfalle (~ 3 cups uncooked farfalle)
- 1 Can Lima beans
- 3 tbsp Tomato Mushroom Spaghetti sauce - (storebought)
- 3 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
- 1 onion large chopped
- 3 - 4 cloves garlic peeled and crushed
- 2 tsp chili chili powder / pepper flakes powder powder- whatever you like
- 1 tsp Mixed herbs
- 3 - 4 tsp butter Oil/
- Salt as per taste
- Grated Cheese (any cheese) as much as you like
- Cook the Farfalle as per instructions till u2018Al denteu2019or see u2018How to Cook Pastau2019 here.
- Heat Oil/butter in a pan.
- Add the garlic and sautxe9 for few seconds.
- Add the onion and sautxe9 till they turn translucent.
- Drain the liquid from the canned beans and add them to the onions.
- Mix in the cooked Farfalle.
- Stir in the sauces and mix nicely, so that the sauce coats the Beans-Farfalle.
- Add little water if required to make a thick sauce.
- Season with chili flakes, salt and mixed herbs.
- Add cheese and cook for 1-2 minutes more.
Serve hot with Garlic bread or any other bread or as it is.
It’s a perfect addition to Presto Pasta Nights. I’m so glad you stumbled onto it! Check back for the roundup tomorrow. I do hope to see you there often.
Nice post Madhuli! But I din’t get to know which beans variety this is! Making your mango sheera tomorrow!
this is a great way to eat these beans. i believe the less they are flavoured, the better.
aren’t farfalle cute… thanks for this.. also i did not know of an event like this.. i’ll check it out
I usually buy frozen lima beans. They are bright green and taste better too. Add a handful in avial or kootu, they are divine. I wonder how many shapes are there in pasta.
I love Lima Benas, good to know the Indian name too. I love a quick stir fry of lima beans with some Panch Phoron and dry Red Chilies.
This Pasta looks great too
This looks lovely 🙂
@ Thank you ladies for all your lovely comments and ideas! 🙂
I was inspired to make your lima beans pasta, with the garlic and chili flakes. We happened to have more penne pasta around, so we used penne and also added basil to the dish. We also had some leftover tomato sauce but only add very little to add color and some slight flavor. It was really delicious.
Thanks!!!
http://spaghettofu.blogspot.com/2009/04/lima-beans-penne-pasta.html