Multi-Grain Pasta with Sicilian Salsa Verde, Cabbage, and Haricots Verts

A healthy and flavorful pasta dish combining whole grain spaghetti with a vibrant Sicilian-style salsa verde, tender cabbage, and delicate haricots verts. The sauce features fresh parsley, capers, and anchovies, creating a bold Mediterranean flavor profile.

4 servings
25 min

Ingredients

  • ½ package multi-grain spaghetti
  • ¾ cup coarsely chopped Italian parsley
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons drained capers
  • 3 fillets anchovy fillets
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 6 cups thinly sliced savoy cabbage
  • ½ bag frozen haricots verts
  • cups grated Parmesan cheese
  • divided

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.

    12 min

  2. 2.

    Meanwhile, puree parsley, 4 tablespoons oil, capers, anchovies, and 1/3 of chopped garlic in mini processor.

    5 min

  3. 3.

    Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add cabbage; sauté until wilted, about 3 minutes. Add haricots verts and remaining garlic; toss 1 minute. Add 3/4 cup cheese, pasta, and 2/3 cup pasta cooking liquid, then parsley mixture from processor. Toss until sauce coats pasta, adding more pasta cooking liquid if dry, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve, passing remaining 3/4 cup cheese separately.

    8 min

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