The secret to the sauce in Spaghetti with Black Bean Sauce is to use the beans AND their liquid. This meal is popular with our omnivorous friends, and is our go-to spaghetti recipe at the Garden Dish offices.
Note the nutrition information shown below. When was the last time you had a spaghetti dinner with 19 grams of fiber?! Just a serving of this wholesome delight will have you well on your way to reaching your daily goal of about 100 grams of fiber a day. And where is all that fiber coming from? Beans and whole grains are your most fiber-rich foods, and this familiar american weeknight meal has both. So eat up, and never think of spaghetti dinner as just ordinary again. It could be your family’s first step to good health.
Spaghetti with Black Bean Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 16 oz pkg - whole-grain spaghetti
- 1 28 oz can - whole tomatoes, chopped
- 1 15 oz can - black beans or black soy beans (do not drain)
- 2 large - portobello mushroom caps, cleaned and chopped
- 1 tsp - turbinado sugar
- 1/8 tsp - garlic powder
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions, then drain.
- Meanwhile, in a large, non-stick skillet over medium heat, cook the mushrooms, covered, for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, beans, sugar, and garlic powder. Cook the sauce, uncovered, over medium heat until thick, about 20 minutes. Salt to taste.
- To serve, ladle the sauce over the spaghetti noodles.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition (per serving): 506 calories, 76% calories from carbohydrates, 17% calories from protein, 7% calories from fat, 19g fiber.
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