Pasta e Fagioli - Alberta Pulse Growers

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb (250 g) long noodle pasta (linguine, spaghetti, tagliatelle)
• 1 tsp (5 mL) salt
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) olive oil
• 2 shallots, finely sliced
• 1 yellow or orange pepper, sliced
• 1 small or medium zucchini, sliced
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) sliced sundried tomatoes in oil, softened
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) pitted black olives, halved
• 1 can (14 oz/398 mL) no salt added white beans, drained & rinsed (yields 1 1/4 cups/300 mL cooked beans) *see tips
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) prepared basil pesto
• grated Parmesan cheese, to taste
• fresh chopped parsley, to taste
• fresh ground pepper, to taste