Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion diced
2 or 3 good sized garlic cloves diced
1 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes (I use Kirkland)
1 15 oz can black beans (also from Costco)
1 teaspoon salt
1 table spoon dried basil
ground black pepper as needed
A couple dashes of Tabasco
Instructions
Dice onion and garlic and saute' in olive oil in a sauce pan
Add the entire contents of the can of black beans into the sauce pan (do not rinse the beans)
Add the can of diced tomatoes and bring to a simmer
Add salt, basil, pepper and tabasco
Simmer the sauce for 20 to 30 minutes.
Serve over pasta.
Optional step: After the pasta has been drained, stir in a quarter of the sauce and cook on low for a minute or two as you mix thoroughly to coat the pasta with sauce. Serve with additional sauce on the pasta.