String Beans with Yellow Pea Pasta

String Beans with Yellow Pea Pasta

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients
2 bags of fresh, cleaned and trimmed string beans
10 – 12 cups of cold salted water – make sure water is
covering the string beans
1/3 cup of olive oil
2 tsps chopped garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
pinch of crushed pepper flakes – optional
1 (15 ounce) jar of your favorite marinara sauce

Directions:
In a large pot add water and bring to a boil.  Once boiling add your string beans and reduce to a simmer.  Cook for 45 minutes then add the oil, marinara sauce, salt, pepper and garlic and cook for another 30 minutes.  In a separate pot bring salted water to a boil and add your yellow pea pasta (any shape is good) I prefer pend.  Cook the pasta 1 minute less than the directions on the box.  Drain pasta and then add to the cooked string beans, stir gently and then add crushed hot pepper flakes (optional).