Spring Pasta with Fava Beans and Peas

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Photo: Kang Kim; Styling: Jason Gledhill
Hands-on Time
41 Mins
Total Time
41 Mins
Yield
Serves 4 (serving size: about 1 3/4 cups)
By David Bonom
May 2013
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

Celebrate the first sweet offerings of the warm growing season with Spring Pasta with Fava Beans and Peas.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups shelled fava beans (about 1 3/4 pounds unshelled)
  • 6 ounces uncooked campanelle or farfalle (bow tie pasta)
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • 6 center-cut bacon slices, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced red onion
  • 8 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 3 ounces thinly sliced mushrooms
  • 1 cup fresh shelled or frozen green peas, thawed
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 ounces fresh pecorino Romano cheese (about 6 tablespoons), grated and divided
  • 1/2 cup torn basil leaves

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 371
  • Fat 13.2g
  • Satfat 4.2g
  • Monofat 5g
  • Polyfat 1g
  • Protein 16.2g
  • Carbohydrate 48.3g
  • Fiber 5.8g
  • Cholesterol 19mg
  • Iron 3.2mg
  • Sodium 521mg
  • Calcium 127mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Place fava beans in a large pot of boiling water; cook 1 minute. Drain; rinse with cold water. Drain well. Remove tough outer skins from beans.

Step 2

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain.

Step 3

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add bacon; sauté 3 minutes or until bacon begins to brown. Add onion and garlic; sauté 3 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add mushrooms; sauté 3 minutes or until mushrooms begin to brown. Add fava beans and peas; sauté 2 minutes. Stir in remaining 1 tablespoon oil, pasta, juice, and salt; cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Remove pan from heat. Stir in 3 tablespoons cheese. Divide pasta mixture evenly among 4 bowls, and top evenly with remaining 3 tablespoons cheese and basil. Serve immediately.

Chef's Notes

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Ratings & Reviews

GoBears's Review

SarahD79
July 22, 2013
Pretty good, just not amazing. This was my first time eating fava beans, and I must say, they don't have a lot of flavor. They could have been omitted since they taste a lot like garden peas (which are already in this dish). It was a little bland overall. I can't put my finger on it - more lemon?

SFWoman's Review

GoBears
May 28, 2013
I agree with Stephanie MS. The dish was quite good (probably because of the bacon), but the prep time of 45 minutes was ridiculous. The fava beans take forever. Ninety minutes is more like it!

gwood312's Review

StephanieMS
May 18, 2013
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SarahD79's Review

SFWoman
May 10, 2013
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StephanieMS's Review

gwood312
April 19, 2013
My boyfriend chose the recipe to bring as a side for hot dogs on the boat with my parents. It was amazing warm and ok chilled... Something about the bacon. He swears that he will never make anything with time consuming fava bean ever again. Double the time for the recipe.