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Bowl of brothy beans with grilled bread.

Delicious Brothy Beans

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  • Author: Erin Jensen
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner/Entree
  • Method: Stove Top
  • Cuisine: American

Description

A quick and easy Brothy Beans recipe that is a bowl of comfort food! Serve with grilled bread for the perfect meal!


Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 4oz pancetta, diced
  • 1 heaping tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1 small yellow onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup leeks, chopped
  • zest of 1 lemon, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 24 handfuls fresh swiss chard, chopped (leaves and stems)
  • 2 (15oz) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed*
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 parmesan rind
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon white wine (more to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • serving suggestion: freshly grated parmesan cheese and/or grilled bread

Instructions

  1. Sauté: Bring a large pot to medium-high heat and add olive oil; swirl to coat the pan. Add pancetta and let cook until fat begins to reduce, approximately 1-2 minutes. Add garlic, onion and leeks and let reduce about 1 minute. Add lemon zest, fresh thyme and swiss chard. Move greens around the pan until they begin to wilt; about 1 minute.
  2. Simmer: Add beans, broth, parmesan rind, lemon juice, white wine and salt. Cover and let simmer 20 minutes or until the parmesan rind has melted quite a bit. Taste and adjust salt and lemon juice, as desired.
  3. Serve: Enjoy immediately with a generous sprinkling of parmesan cheese and grilled bread for dipping.

Notes

  • Pancetta: for a vegetarian meal you can omit the pancetta, but the flavor won’t be as well-rounded because you will be missing that fat element. You can also use bacon, but it has a stronger flavor you only need a little and be sure to drain excess fat that reduces.
  • Cannellini Beans: option to cook your own beans before hand, please feel free! We wanted this to be a weeknight-friendly recipe. Here is a great article on how to cook dry beans!
  • Swiss Chard: really up to you how much you want in here – add a couple handfuls and feel free to add more if you want! 

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 6oz
  • Calories: 224
  • Sugar: 1.9 g
  • Sodium: 1054.2 mg
  • Fat: 10.5 g
  • Carbohydrates: 22.8 g
  • Protein: 10.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 15 mg