Ingredients :-

• 125 g (4 oz) dried haricot beans, soaked overnight and drained
• 125 g (4 oz) dried red kidney beans, soaked overnight and drained
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 onion, sliced
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 125 g (4 oz) button mushrooms, sliced
• 1.2 litres (2 pints) Vegetable Stock.
• 175 g (6 oz) broad beans, shelled
• 50 g (2 oz) dried pasta, such as spirals or rings
• salt and pepper

Serving Information:-

• Serve for 6 pax
• Preparation time: about 15 minutes.
• Cooking time: about 2 1/2 hours , including soaking time.

Dietary Information :-

• kcal 227
• kJ 962
• protein 15 g
• fat 5 g
• CHO 33 g

Meal Preparation Process

1. Place the haricot and red kidney beans in separate saucepans.
2. Cover with cold water and bring to the boil.
3. Boil vigorously for 10 minutes, lower the heat and simmer the haricot beans for 1X hours and the kidney beans for 1 hour or until tender.
4. Adding salt towards the end of cooking.
5. Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
6. Add the onion and cook gently for about 5 minutes until soft.
7. Add the garlic, mushrooms, vegetable stock and broad beans and season to taste with salt and pepper.
8. Simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the pasta and the drained haricot and red kidney beans and simmer for a further 15 minutes or until the pasta is just tender.