Hearty, earthy delish
I came up with this recipe when I was working as a personal chef and was trying to think of alternatives to rice and potato sides. It’s inspired by a Giada salad recipe that combines cannelini beans with parmesan cheese. And for all you veg heads, you can make it vegetarian by simply leaving out the sausage! (Why you would want to is beyond me, but just giving you options!)
Tuscan Beans and Spinach
Ingredients
- 1/2 onion diced
- 3 garlic cloves diced
- 1 Tb olive oil
- 1 Tb butter
- 1 large roasted red pepper (about 1/4 cup chopped up)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 4 oz spicy sausage sliced (or pancetta)
- 1 can drained cannelini beans
- 1/2 bag of spinach (about 4 large handfuls)
- 1/4 cup fresh grated parmesan
- kosher salt to taste
Instructions
- Saute onion and sausage on medium heat in butter and oil until sausage is cooked through, about 7 minutes. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute. Add beans, roasted red pepper and garlic powder. Stir to combine and let simmer on low/medium heat for another 5 minutes.
- Add spinach about 5 minutes before you're ready to serve and sprinkle with parmesan. Stir together to melt cheese.
- I love serving this dish with my cornmeal encrusted catfish-- perfect flavor combo!
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