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Succotash and Shells

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Makes 4 to 6 Servings 1x

Time 30 Minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 red onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • Salt and pepper
  • 8 ounces any whole grain or legume-based shells or cut pasta
  • 2 cups frozen lima beans (about 10 ounces)
  • 1/2 cup roasted peanuts (salted or unsalted)
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 cups corn kernels (frozen is fine; 1 10-ounce package)
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • Several fresh sage leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried)

Instructions

  1. Put the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. When it’s hot, add the onion and garlic, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 3 to 5 minutes.
  2. Add the pasta and lima beans and 1 cup water. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat so the mixture bubbles enthusiastically and cook, stirring frequently and adding more water 1/4 cup at a time so the mixture stays saucy and the pasta just begins to get tender, 5 to 10 minutes. (Figure you’ll need another 2 to 3 cups water.)
  3. While you’re minding the pasta, chop the peanuts as finely as you can manage and toss them in a small bowl with the nutritional yeast and smoked paprika. Taste and add salt and pepper if you’d like. (Or pulverize the seasonings together in a small food processor or with a mortar and pestle.) Then core and chop the bell pepper and mince the sage leaves.
  4. Stir the corn into the pasta along with the bell pepper and sage and cook, stirring occasionally and adding water 1 tablespoon at a time, until the vegetables are hot and the pasta is tender but still has some bite, another 3 to 5 minutes Taste, adjust the seasoning, and serve hot or warm, garnished with the seasoned peanuts.

 

— Adapted from Dinner for Everyone

Recipe variations

Notes:

Some pastas are going to cook more quickly than others so check for tenderness frequently and be sure to add enough water as you stir to transform the starch released from the noodles into a creamy sauce.