Italian-Style Kidney Beans
photo by ChiefCookandBottleW
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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3
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 ounces bacon, in 1/8 inch dice (2 slices)
- 1⁄2 tablespoon olive oil
- 3⁄4 cup onion, minced (1 medium)
- 1⁄3 cup carrot, minced (1 medium)
- 1⁄3 cup celery, minced (1 medium stalk)
- 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 3⁄4 teaspoon fresh rosemary, minced (sub with 1/4 t dried)
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (14 ounce) can kidney beans
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
directions
- Cook bacon in oil over medium high heat until transparent, 1-2 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium. Add onion, carrots, celery, parsley and rosemary and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add tomatoes, bay leaf and red pepper flakes if using. Cover, reduce heat to low and let simmer 10 minutes.
- Rinse and drain beans and add to tomato sauce. Cook another 15-20 minutes without cover, until thickened to a sauce consistency.
- Taste with salt and pepper. Be careful with the salt, as the bacon is already salty.
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Reviews
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Mmmm! This is a great way to get in those beans we're all supposed to eat 'cuz they're so good for us, LOL! I used a can of italian-style tomatoes and 3 strips of bacon. So delicious! Although I minced the veggies, they weren't quite cooked yet by the time the mixture had reduced to a sauce-like consistency, so I think I'll saute them in a separate pan next time before adding them to the bacon. And there will definitely be a next time :)
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It's exactly what I hoped it would be! The bacon gives just the right taste to all the spices. I was unaware that your supposed to take the BayLeaf out,but now I know:(. The recipe works great as a topping for rice or shredded lettuce with some sour cream. I ate lots just on it's own though. Everyone enjoyed it and I loved that it could be frozen Thanks so much for this!
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Hi,
I am German and I live with my husband Thorsten (Chef Thorsten)in the former German capital Bonn, a rather small town near Cologne at the river Rhine.
I work in a teashop (a TeaGschwendner franchise shop, see my web site link) situated in a quaint little old house in the center of Bonn and like it a lot. I enjoy to make myself comfortable with a cup of tea and a book (an old cookbook is good).