When my husband needed to go on a heart-smart diet, I had to come up with new ways to get more vegetables into our daily meals. This meatless spaghetti sauce is a winner; it's especially delicious with spinach fettuccine. —Marianne Neuman, East Troy, Wisconsin

Fettuccine with Black Bean Sauce

fettuccine

green pepper, chopped

onion,

olive oil

garden-style pasta sauce

(15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained

basil basil

oregano

fennel seed

garlic salt

mozzarella cheese

basil,

16g protein. <B><b>Diabetic Exchanges</b>: </B> 2-1/2 starch

Cook fettuccine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, saute green pepper and onion in oil until tender. Stir in the pasta sauce, black beans and seasonings.

Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Drain fettuccine. Top with pasta sauce. Sprinkle with cheese and, if desired, fresh basil on top.

This is very good. I used organic whole grain fusilli because that's what I had on hand. Ragu Simply Organic Chunky Garden Style Marinara. I also used 2 cloves of minced garlic instead of the salt, again because I had it. Left out the fennel seed, we don't like it. Seasoned with sea salt and fresh ground pepper. Served it with spring veggie mix. We'll definitely make this one again.

Instead of pasta I used spaghetti squash.  It was excellent, I have made this recipe more than once.

This was an awesome twist during our weekly meals. My family loves pasta, but with this black bean sauce it has just enough flavor and tastes great! I could easily see putting some type of meat with this recipe too!

Quick & easy and that's what I like!  Tastes great, basically a dressed up vegetarian spaghetti.

My family loves the "chunkiness" of this sauce.  Tonight I added ground beef and substituted diced zucchini squash for the green pepper.  It made a very hearty meal for four teenagers!

I knew that I would love this recipe when I read it since I am a vegetarian. While husband was less thrilled with it, I absolutely loved it

fettuccine with black bean sauce

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Servings: 5

Author : Taste of Home Editors

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