Kids Vegetarian Pesto Pasta with Tomatoes Recipe

Using wagon wheel pasta for the kiddies, this is an easy and healthy vegetarian pesto pasta recipe, with beans and tomatoes for extra nutrition. You can use a pre-made vegan pesto for a vegan version. Created for Bush's® Beans by Connie Guttersen, R.D. PH.D., nutrition instructor at the Culinary Institute of America and author of "The Sonoma Diet." Recipe courtesy of "The Sonoma Diet."

Ingredients:

• olive oil or vegetable oil
• 1 cup diced onions
• 2 tbsp garlic, sliced thin
• 1 tbsp minced thyme
• 1 cup chopped canned tomatoes
• 1 15.5 ounce can Great Northern or Cannelini beans, with liquid
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 1 tbsp vegetarian pesto, pre-made or store bought
• 1 pound wagon wheel pasta, cooked according to package directions

Preparation:

In a large sauce pot over low heat, sautee garlic and thyme in a bit of oil for two minutes. Add onions; cook 3-4 minutes or until translucent. Add tomato and cook for two minutes. Add beans with the liquid and bring to a simmer. Cook for 15 minutes.

Combine beans and tomato mixture with cooked pasta. Stir in pesto just before serving.

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