Pasta with Beans, Chard, and Rosemary for Two

Name: Pasta with Beans, Chard, and Rosemary for Two
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 1 1/2 ounces, pancetta, diced; 1/2 , onion, chopped fine; 5 ounces, Swiss chard, stems chopped fine, leaves chopped coarse; 1 teaspoon, minced fresh rosemary; 1/2 teaspoon, garlic, minced to paste; Pinch, red pepper flakes; 1 (15-ounce) can, cannellini beans or pinto beans (do not drain); 1 Parmesan cheese rind (optional), plus 1/2 ounce, Parmesan, grated (1/4 cup), plus extra for serving; 4 ounces (1 1/4 cups), fusilli; , Salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons, red wine vinegar

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2014

Most versions of this one-dish meal throw a key ingredient down the drain.

SERVES2

TIME45 minutes

Pasta with Beans, Chard, and Rosemary for Two

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Pasta, beans, and greens provide a great combination of flavors and textures for this one-dish meal. In addition to either creamy cannellini beans or meaty pinto beans, Swiss chard makes an appealing twofer for the greens component. We saut...

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