Tuscan dinner
Sautéed beans with all the Tuscan flavor to make your low GI diet more palatable.
Ingredients
2 T olive oil
1 1⁄4 c zucchini (peeled and chopped)
1⁄2 c celery (sliced)
1⁄2 c bell pepper (red, diced)
1 t oregano (dried)
1 c tomato (diced)
1 cn beans (canellini beans, rinsed and drained, 15 oz can)
1 c spinach (chopped)
1⁄4 t salt
1 pn pepper (black pepper)
1⁄2 c cheese (pre-shredded fat-free mozzarella cheese, about 2 oz)
2 spr rosemary
Instructions
Heat oil in skillet. Add zucchini and next 5 ingredients, sauté 10 min.
Stir in tomato, beans, and rosemary, cook 5 min.
Add spinach, salt, pepper to zucchini mixture. Cook until spinach wilts.
Sprinkle with cheese. Cover & let stand until cheese begins to melt.
Total time
40 minutes
Cooking time
30
Preparation time
10
Yield
4 servings
Notes
Discard the rosemary sprigs before serving.
You can substitute cannellini bans with any white beans of your choice.
Source
easy, sauté, simmer
beans, appetizer, side dish, main
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