Let me show you how to make a one-pot creamy pasta with beans… and yes, I said beans, not cream! This is the kind of comforting Italian meal that comes together in just 20 minutes, exactly the way a weeknight dinner should.
It’s a great way to get more protein from the beans into your diet, and when I shared this on social media, everyone went crazy for it!
This dish proves you don’t need expensive ingredients to make a rich, silky sauce. It’s a cheap meal to feed the whole family, and it’s become a regular in my kitchen, especially on busy nights.
Ingredients:
8 oz Tubetti pasta (or Ditalini)
2 cans Cannellini beans (drained and rinsed)
1 Yellow onion, thinly sliced
1 Garlic clove, minced
2 tbsp Tomato paste
6 oz Fresh spinach
4 cups Vegetable broth
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt & Black pepper, to taste
Directions:
1. In a large skillet or wide pan, sauté the sliced onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until soft and fragrant.
2. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1-2 minutes to deepen the flavor.
3. Add the cannellini beans and cook for 2-3 minutes, letting them toast slightly with the aromatics.
4. Add the spinach and season with salt and pepper. Stir until it begins to wilt.
5. Pour in the vegetable broth and the pasta. Lower the heat and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring often. Add a splash of water if it gets too thick.
⭐ Video Chapters
0:00 Let me show you how to make Creamy Pasta
0:19 Sautéing the base
0:32 The Secret to Deep Tomato Flavor
0:54 Adding the Beans
1:30 Adding the Mountain of Spinach
2:30 One-Pan Cooking: Adding the Broth
2:55 The Pasta Starch Trick
3:29 Creamy Finish
4:03 Plating
4:23 Giovanni
Why You’ll Love This Recipe:
✅ Naturally Creamy: No heavy cream needed! The beans and pasta starch do all the work.
✅ Pantry Staple Hero: Uses basic ingredients you likely already have in your kitchen.
✅ One-Pan Cleanup: Everything cooks in one pan, saving you time and dishes.
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29 Comments
I just found your channel . I’m gonna give it a try .
OMG! This is so delicious ! I made this for dinner tonight and my husband and I both loved it. I am Italian and grew up eating,LOTS of pasta and this was just as delicious as any of my mom’s recipes. Very easy to make too. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe. Liz B ❤ ( Corning, NY)
Why did your wife tell you to not say it's a cheap meal? Who does she think is watching these videos jeff bezos
So glad I came across your videos. I love beans so had to try this and it turned out really delicious. What a treat on a chilly day when I feel like I'm coming down with a cold. I added a large chopped zucchini and subbed with farfalle because the store i was at didnt have ditalini. Then I lightly crisped some more chopped garlic with a little dried rosemary in kerrygold butter and olive oil to drizzle on as a savory topping. 🤌❤
I made this for my housemate and I this evening (halved the pasta and bean quantities) and it was absolutely delicious and incredibly well-received! My housemate couldn't believe a sauce that creamy didn't contain dairy!
I am making it as I type this comment. I hope it’s good left over, as I made the recipe as directed, but for only me 😅
No Parmesan? Is sprinkle a bit when serving.
Very good. I had some soffit already chopped up so I used that. Changed things a bit because I first sauted this in olive oil. Then continued as u did. Then I had to use frozen spinach. But it was close and very tasty.
Very handsome
Thanks, can these be refrigerated? Single guy and not a big eater.
This looks so yum! Would kale work with it or is spinach the only way to go?
It almost looks cheesy. Gonna try making it with baby bok choy.
Just subscribed…love your simple easy tasty recipe. Pls. share some more😊 Thank you!!!
Looks divine!
Made this for dinner for the family this evening. It was delicious! Thank you.
Great dish on a cold day
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I made it and it was indeed very creamy. Even next day, but next time I‘d add a good load of parmesan or pecorino on top – it lacked a bit of substance for my caloric desires :D. The creaminess without any milk products was really something else tho!
Made this tonight, it's so good! Husband had two portions
Just made this tonight
I used more garlic and more broth plus a little crushed red pepper
Such a satisfying meal
Thanks so much for the recipe
Beautiful
It’s just missing some grated Parmesan on top.
Made this last night, turned out excellent!
I made this but replaced the cannellini beans with green and black jellybeans. It had a flavor.
Thanks, Chef Hair. Lol
This is becoming my favorite cooking channel 😊
He is a young master chef
Are Cannelini Beans healthy to eat for us viewers?
Our Chef's wife is so lucky to have found him.😅
One of my favorite meals! Thanks, G !! Soo good 😊