Cheesy Pasta With Tomato Butter Bean Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1/2 cup chopped onions or 1/2 cup shallot
• 6 garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 14 ounces stewed tomatoes
• 15 ounces butter beans (divided)
• 1/4-1/2 cup chopped fennel bulb
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/8-1/4 cup fresh parsley
• 1 dash red pepper flakes
• 1/2-3/4 cup water
• 2 ounces penne pasta
• 20 -25 sliced brown button mushrooms
• 1 sprig fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2-3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 3 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 caramelize onions/shallots and garlic in pan.
• 2 as they caramelize mash in food processor (or with knife) butter beans until you have about 1/2 cup bean paste. do not smash all of the beans, only enough to get the 1/2 cup!
• 3 add bean paste, tomatoes, fennel, and as much of the remaining butter beans as you like to onions.
• 4 add salt, pepper, basil, oregano, parsley, pepper flakes, and water.
• 5 let sauce boil cook on med heat until desired thickness (about 20 minutes).
• 6 cook penne in salted water.
• 7 while penne cooks saute mushrooms in saucepan.
• 8 when both mushrooms and penne are cooked, drain penne and add pasta, milk, pepper, garlic powder and cheese to saucepan with the mushrooms.
• 9 cook until cheese is melted.
• 10 dish pasta mixture into bowls and serve with sauce over it.