Pasta With Kidney Beans And Bacon

Joy is not just the spin-off of obedience to God, but part of obedience. It seems as though people are willing to let joy be a byproduct of our relationship to God, but not an essential part of it. People are uncomfortable saying that we are duty-bound to pursue joy. They say things like, 'Don't pursue joy, pursue obedience.' But Christian Hedonism responds, 'That's like saying, ';Don't eat apples; eat fruit.'' Because joy is an act of obedience. We are commanded to rejoice in God. If obedience is doing what God commands, then joy is not merely the spin-off of obedience, it is obedience. The Bible tells us over and over to pursue our joy (Psm. 32:11; 37:4; 67:4; Lk. 10:20; Phil. 4:4).

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Main dish, Pasta	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

10		2 tsp sunflower oil.
1		Onion peeled and chopped.
1		Clove garlic crushed.
125		0, 25 tsp chili powder.
225	g	8 oz wholemeal pasta.
400	g	14 oz can kidney beans
		Drained
400	g	14 oz can chopped tomatoes
100	g	4 oz lean bacon cut into
		Bite sized pieces
200	g	7 oz can sweetcorn drained.
75		0, 5 tbsp tomato puree.
		Ground black pepper.
30		2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat the oil in a pan and cook the onion for about 8 minutes until
soft. Add the garlic and chili powder and fry for 1 minute. Cook the
pasta in a large pan for about 10 minutes until tender. Drain. When
the onion is softened, add the  beans, tomatoes, bacon, sweetcorn,
tomato puree and black pepper. Simmer for 15 minutes. Mix the pasta
with the bean sauce and simmer for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley
and serve.  413 calories 1740 kj 21,5 g protein 72,6 g carbohydrate of
which 11,4  g sugar 6,1 g fat of which 1,3 g saturates. 0,7 g sodium
14,7 g  dietary fibre.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 101 Calories From Fat: 4 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 401mg Potassium: 444mg Carbohydrates: 19.5g Fiber: 6.4g Sugar: 4.2g Protein: 6g