Creamy Tahini White Bean Veggie Pasta
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Creamy Tahini White Bean Veggie Pasta

A creamy plant-based, vegan, and vegetarian lunch pasta with cannellini beans, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, spinach, and tahini sauce. It is dairy-free and egg-free, made with standard wheat penne pasta.

  • Dairy-Free
  • Egg-Free
  • pasta
  • plant-based
  • sesame
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Wheat/Gluten
  • white beans
15 min prep25 min cook4 servingsmedium

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canned cannellini beans, rinsed and drained · 15 Ounce

Kroger® Cannellini Beans

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cherry tomatoes, halved · 1.5 Cup

Private Selection™ Fresh Petite Cherry Snacking Tomatoes

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standard wheat penne pasta · 12 Ounce

Kroger® Penne Rigate Pasta

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baby spinach · 4 Cup

Kroger® Baby Spinach

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broccoli florets · 3 Cup

Kroger® Broccoli Florets 12 Oz

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tahini · 0.5 Cup

Simple Truth Organic® Tahini

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garlic, minced · 2 Count

Garlic

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lemon juice · 3 Tablespoon

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extra-virgin olive oil · 1 Tablespoon

Kroger® Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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fine sea salt · 1 Teaspoon

Morton is All-Natural Fine Sea Salt, Non Iodized Seasoning Salt 17.6 Oz

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ground black pepper · 0.25 Teaspoon

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  • canned cannellini beans-15 oz
  • standard wheat penne pasta-12 oz
  • baby spinach-4 cups
  • broccoli florets-3 cups
  • cherry tomatoes-1 1/2 cups
  • tahini-1/2 cup
  • lemon juice-3 tablespoons
  • garlic-2 cloves
  • extra-virgin olive oil-1 tablespoon
  • fine sea salt-1 teaspoon
  • ground black pepper-1/4 teaspoon
1
Prep beans and vegetables
Cutting Board
Colander
Chef’s knife

Drain beans, halve tomatoes, mince garlic and cut broccoli into bite-size florets. Use a 6-quart pasta pot with room for the broccoli.

Keep the knife blade angled away from fingers while halving tomatoes and mincing garlic.

15 ounces cannellini beans
1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes
2 Count garlic
3 cups broccoli
2
Cook pasta and broccoli
Large pot

Cook penne in unsalted boiling water per package, adding broccoli about 3 minutes before the pasta finishes. Drain when pasta is al dente and broccoli crisp-tender.

Use caution around boiling water and steam when adding pasta and broccoli.

12 ounces penne pasta
3 cups broccoli
3
Reserve water and drain
Colander
Measuring cups and spoons

Reserve some hot cooking water, then drain pasta and broccoli carefully.

Drain hot pasta carefully to avoid steam burns.

12 ounces penne pasta
3 cups broccoli
4
Whisk tahini sauce
Whisk
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Medium mixing bowl

Whisk tahini, lemon juice, garlic, oil, measured salt and pepper with enough reserved water for a smooth sauce. Add water gradually and reserve some for final adjustment.

1/2 cup tahini
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 Count garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
5
Warm beans and vegetables
Large pot

Return pasta and broccoli to low heat, fold in beans, tomatoes and spinach and cook until beans are hot and spinach wilted. Add spinach in handfuls and stir gently for about 2–3 minutes.

15 ounces cannellini beans
1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes
4 cups spinach
6
Coat with sauce
Large pot
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Remove from the heat and fold in tahini sauce until evenly coated. Add reserved water a tablespoon at a time as needed for a creamy coating, then serve.

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