Pasta With Fava Beans and Lemon Sauce Recipe

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Pasta With Fava Beans and Lemon Sauce
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
371
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Shell fava beans and cook in a medium pot of boiling salted water 2 minutes.
  2. Drain and immediately plunge into a large bowl of ice water.
  3. Peel off outer skins of beans-there is a dark green, thick ridge on the rounded side of the bean—starting there, pinch the skin and pull it open, once the skin opens a bit you can squeeze the bottom and the bean slips out into your bowl.
  4. Cook pasta in boiling salted water according to package directions until al dente (you definitely don't want to overcook the pasta for this dish).
  5. Reserve a half cup of the water the pasta has cooked in and drain pasta in colander, you don't have to worry about excess water in the little ears as it will help tie the pasta sauce together.
  6. Return pot to medium heat, add butter and garlic, cook until garlic is soft.
  7. Add half-and-half, heat one minute.
  8. Stir in lemon juice, zest and pepper.
  9. Add pasta and cheese, stirring until pasta is coated and cheese is melted.
  10. Add favas and toss, adding a few tablespoons of reserved pasta water if pasta seems dry (the starch from the cooking water will help make the sauce creamy, it shouldn't seem sticky).
  11. Serve immediately in warm bowls, garnishing with mint if desired.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 370.95 Kcal (1553 kJ)
Calories from fat 116.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.97g 20%
Cholesterol 33.56mg 11%
Sodium 217.21mg 9%
Potassium 278.93mg 6%
Total Carbs 51.48g 17%
Sugars 8.17g 33%
Dietary Fiber 7.79g 31%
Protein 16.76g 34%
Vitamin C 13.6mg 23%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.7mg 15%
Calcium 189.1mg 19%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 209.05 Kcal (875 kJ)
Calories from fat 65.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.31g 20%
Cholesterol 18.91mg 11%
Sodium 122.41mg 9%
Potassium 157.2mg 6%
Total Carbs 29.01g 17%
Sugars 4.6g 33%
Dietary Fiber 4.39g 31%
Protein 9.44g 34%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 23%
Iron 1.5mg 15%
Calcium 106.6mg 19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.7
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

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