Side Dish Recipe ‹ Tomatoes and Beans

This can serve as a side dish in place of potatoes or makes a great main course.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved and seeded
• 1 cup chicken broth
• freshly ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic in the hot oil until golden, about 5 minutes. Stir beans into the oil; season with salt. Cook and stir the beans until hot, about 5 minutes. Stir tomatoes into the beans; cook and stir until the tomatoes soften, about 5 minutes more.
2. Pour broth over the beans mixture; stir. Cook the mixture at a simmer until the liquid reduced in volume by about half, about 15 minutes. Season with pepper.

Nutrition Facts

• calories308.9
• carbohydrateContent33.1 g
• cholesterolContent1.5 mg
• fatContent15.2 g
• fiberContent8.8 g
• proteinContent9.1 g
• saturatedFatContent2 g
• sodiumContent1023.4 mg
• sugarContent0.3 g