Ditalini With Beans

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb pasta, ditalini (half the box)
• 1 (12 ounce) can baked beans (i like bush's brand any flavor)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook and drain the pasta according to box directions.
• 2 reserve 1/4 cup of the water that the pasta was boiled inches.
• 3 as the pasta cooks, heat the oil in a deep skillet.
• 4 lightly saute the onions.
• 5 add the red pepper flakes to the skillet (optional).
• 6 add the beans and let it come to a boil, stirring frequently.
• 7 stir in the brown sugar.
• 8 a little at a time, add the pasta water. allow it to mix in with the rest of the ingredients before adding more water.
• 9 add the drained pasta to the skillet.
• 10 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 11 stir and heat through.
• 12 enjoy!