Delicious Brothy Beans
A quick and easy Brothy Beans recipe that is a bowl of comfort food! Serve with grilled bread for the perfect meal!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 4 oz 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
- 2-4 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!
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