Enjoyed this tasty dish. It actually took much less time to make than the recipe suggests. Minced the onions and garlic. Then started the oil heating while I got the broth going. By that time the oil was hot enough to add the onions and garlic. Gave that a good stir and while it was doing it's thing, I got the rest of the ingredients ready. Then it was time to add the flour and follow the rest of the steps. I wanted to add some color and also didn't want to have to fix a salad or other side, so after the sauce thickened, I add two big handfuls of freash spinach, covered the pan and let that sit for about 5-6 minutes until the spinach wilted. I'd thought about serving with rice because beans and rice is a combo I'm more familiar with, but I'm glad I stuck with noodles because the sauce really clung to the pasta well.
Two things I would do different next time is use more beans and less lemon juice. We did use capers and that might be why the tartness was a bit too strong for us. Thanks for sharing!
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This is a wonderful recipe, which I prepared as directed by the instructions, just adding a bit of spinach at the end and not using the capers. I did prepare this ahead of time, fully intending to serve over spaghetti for dinner. However, upon tasting it , I said to heck with the spaghetti and just heated it and ate it as a soup. I just love the fresh clean flavor that the lemon juice gave the beans. Who needs veal or chicken? The beans hit the spot. However, the next time I would like to try it with the capers and serve over spaghetti, to be true to the recipe. Yummy! Thanks EGA!
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Delicious! Both I and the DH love capers (if you do too, see my recipe for fish fillets with lemon and capers -- #394159), so I was pretty sure this would be a hit. Added 2/3 of a green pepper (chopped) and two handfuls of baby spinach as recommended, and served it over penne, which is what I had in the house at the time. Yummy, and will definitely make it again!
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This is very yummy! I made as suggested except I added some red peppers in with the onions just to add a splash of color and a couple of handfuls of spinach per little_wings suggestion. Very good I will be making this one again.
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This was a great pasta dish! The only changes I made were to omit the salt--at least with my veggie broth and the capers, it was PLENTY salty already--and to add about 1/4 cup of white wine. Thanks!
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Wow, this was a hit with the lemon lover I married. It was a bit intense for me but other than that this was a terrific dish and benefits greatly from the addition of some chopped fresh herb(s) just before serving. I used whole wheat flour and pasta and thought they both worked well.
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This was delicious and my husband liked it too.
I found it was easy to make. I would serve it with egg noodles instead of spagetti.
I almost always add way more lemon than recipes call for...but this one was just right.
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I had been wanting to try this for ages and with my local farmers market closed for a few weeks over the new year, we were reduced to cupboard staples! We added the capers and felt it enhanced the taste of the dish (we used wholegrain penne - stronger in flavour than white pasta). We also added some finely slivered flat leaf parsley just before serving for a bit of colour, and think mint would also work quite well. I love lemon and couldn't get enough of this sauce! Delicious, easy and budget friendly. Thanks.
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My first piccata! I love lemon and am always looking for a new way to use beans so this was perfect! I cooked 1 c. of dry navy beans, which probably made too many beans, but I used them all anyway. Also doubled the garlic and omitted the capers (never had them but you all convinced me they must be really gross!) I didn't serve it over noodles either-it was plenty starchy on it's own (for me) and I liked the flavor so much I didn't want anything to detract from it! Thanks~
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Simple yet delicious. For dietary reasons I used 3/4c broth and 3/4c. water and omitted the salt and capers to reduce the sodium content . Despite this the sauce did not lack in flavor. The lemon blends extremely well with the beans and when served with pasta, makes for a rich hearty meal.
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Very, very delicious, Angie. I doubled the garlic because I never cook anything with less than 2 cloves of garlic. That is the only minor addition I made. I loved the lemony flavor and it wasn't too strong for me. But I would recommend adding it to taste because some people are very sensitive to lemon flavor. Satisfied my starch/comfort food craving and was healthy too. Thanks for sharing this--will return to it again.
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This tastes a lot better than it sounds or looks! It is all beige, except for the capers (which I love even though I'm not usually a big fan of anything brined or pickled). You've got beige beans in a gooey sauce over beige pasta. It doesn't taste beige, though; it tastes sunny from the lemons and capers, but has a starchy, warming, comforting texture. I was wondering how this would work, because I do make snapper or chicken piccata fairly often, which involve fillets of things, rather than the small individual beans. This does indeed have a different texture despite the similar ingredients; with a filet of something you flour and brown it and the flour mostly sticks to it. It would be hard to get flour to stick to beans, so this (as I cooked it) had a thicker sauce and a slightly different taste because the flour was not browned. Overall, this had a nice comforting flavor and makes a healthy alternative to most starchy casseroles.
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Wow! I was pretty sure this was going to be really good or really bad and fortunately it was the former! I don't think I've ever had a piccata before, but I love it with the cannellini beans! I did omit the capers since I didn't have any (like EdsGirlAngie I think they're gross) and followed RéeLani's lead and used chicken broth. Really a tasty and filling meal! I used whole wheat pastry flour for the flour actually and served over whole wheat pasta... we almost strictly eat whole grains, but I just wanted to mention that whole wheat flour works fine for the roux and the flavors of this are strong enough that they can take on a hearty whole wheat pasta. I did add a splash of cream to the mix, because I felt it was wanting a bit of richness and we served with plenty of fresh parmesean. Really terrific dinner. In all honesty, considering the amount of 'sauce' I have left in my pot, I think I might have been able to get up to 6 servings out of this! Very quick and easy supper, especially with the canned beans. Oh! I also only used 4 Tbs lemon juice, to taste, but I think my juice is tarter than some. Served with Amazing Garlic Bread (#46183) on the side. Great dinner! BF and I were both surprised at how much we liked this (and how filling it is!)
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Mmmm...simple to prepare and so lemony good! I used chicken broth instead of veggie broth 'cause that's what I had in the cupboard. Very tasty!
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