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Beany Rotini

Two Stars Guiding Stars
  • Servings:

    4 (408 g) as an appetizer
  • Prep Time:

    5 minutes
  • Cook Time:

    20 minutes

Ingredients

Quick weeknight dinner, here we come! This recipe is inexpensive per serving even if you make it from items bought for the purpose, but better still, it's a great template for using up pantry items and odds and ends from other dishes. Have half an onion left from another recipe? Toss it in. Overbought canned black beans? Use those in place of kidney beans. Half a box of some other pasta to use up? Don't feel like you have to stick with rotini. Just pack it with veggies and keep an eye out for the Guiding Stars rating on things like pasta sauce and canned beans to make sure you're keeping the sodium and sugar low.
8 oz. rotini pasta
3 cups low-sodium pasta sauce
1 1/2 cups frozen spinach
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1 cup cooked kidney beans
Beany Rotini

Directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain in colander.
2. Place the pasta sauce, spinach, pepper, and kidney beans in a large sauce pan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and reduce to a simmer. Cook until the peppers are tender (5 minutes).
3. Toss the pasta with the sauce and serve.

Nutrition

Nutritional Facts
Servings 4 (408 g)
Base Nutrients
Calories 385 kcal (19%)
Calories from Fat 40 kcal (0%)
Total Fat 4 g (7%)
Saturated Fat 1 g (3%)
Cholesterol 4 mg (1%)
Sodium 294 mg (12%)
Total Carbohydrates 71 g (24%)
Dietary Fiber 10 g (41%)
Protein 16 g (27%)
Vitamins
Vitamin A n/a
Vitamin C 41 mg (45%)
Minerals
Calcium 164 mg (13%)
Iron 5 mg (29%)
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