Ingredients:

1 cup dry white beans
1 bunch kale
1 small shallot or onion
3 cloves black garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 package bow-tie or penne pasta
Fresh parsley, as garnish
Parmesan or other cheese, if desired

Instructions:

Soak beans in water for 6 hours, or overnight. Rinse before cooking.

Cook beans with 1 1/2 cups water or broth, on medium-low heat, until fully cooked (about 1.5 hours), stirring occasionally, and added more water/broth if drying out.

Boil water to cook pasta. Once pasta is cooked, drain and set aside.

Saute onion or shallot in a large skillet over medium heat until almost translucent (about 5 minutes).

Add salt, pepper, & red pepper flakes - tossing to coat onion - and continue cooking for 5 minutes.

Add in chopped kale, cooking and stirring until wilted.

Crush black garlic and add into onion & kale mixture, mixing in thoroughly. Add more olive oil, asneeded.

Toss in cooked beans & pasta, until fully incorporated into mixture.

Add more olive oil, parmesan cheese & fresh parsley, to taste.