Vegetarian pasta with borlotti beans

Vegetarian pasta with borlotti beans

Vegetarian

Butterflies, coated in a creamy sauce with mushrooms, white wine, and basil, served with borlotti beans for a comforting vegetarian dish.

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A generous vegetarian pasta dish, featuring melting mushrooms and borlotti beans in a creamy white wine sauce. Fresh basil adds a fragrant touch.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodstove
  • Estimated cost$7.38 $1.85 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.75
  • $4.51
  • $0.15
  • $0.24
  • $0.18
  • $0.37
  • $0.14
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions.
  2. Finely chop the onion and slice the mushrooms. ≈ 8 min
  3. Add the onions back to the pan over medium-low heat, and cook for 8-15 minutes, until they are tender. Add the mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes, then season with pepper, salt, and herbs, and optionally with cumin.
  4. Pour, along with the cream and wine (if using dried basil, add it now so it can absorb the flavors), and simmer over high heat for 5 minutes.
  5. Finally, add the chopped basil, olive oil, a splash of soy sauce for color if desired, and the well-drained beans. ≈ 3 min
  6. Mix the pasta sauce and serve. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Vegetarian pasta with borlotti beans

  • 500 g of farfalle pasta$1.75
  • 2 boxes of mushrooms (or 500g of fresh ones)$4.51
  • 1 large yellow onion (or 4 small Allium ascalonicum bulbs)$0.15
  • 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil$0.24
  • 20 grams of butter$0.18
  • 10 cl of white wine$0.37
  • black pepper$0.14
  • herb-seasoned salt$0.04

Total$7.38

that's $1.85 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of farfalle pasta
  • 1 to 2 cans of borlotti beans
  • 2 boxes of mushrooms (or 500g of fresh ones)
  • 1 large yellow onion (or 4 small Allium ascalonicum bulbs)
  • 1 bunch of fresh basil
  • 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • 20 grams of butter
  • 20 to 30 cl of cream
  • 10 cl of white wine
  • black pepper
  • herb-seasoned salt
  • cumin (optional)
  • a drop of soy sauce (optional)

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