Super Filling Cannellini Bean and Escarole Dish

Recipesfull introduces to you: Italian Recipes. (Super Filling Cannellini Bean and Escarole Dish). Super easy and quick, well balanced dish. You can do a lot with it, or keep it as is and you won't regret it. So good on a cold night. If you want a creamier sauce, omit the diced tomatoes. Use any and all vegetables you want! You can use this as a sauce to put over pasta or over rice to get a complete protein with the beans (then you can omit the meat if you want a vegetarian dish).

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Additional: 5 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Super Filling Cannellini Bean and Escarole Dish

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

½ onion

chopped

2 cloves garlic

crushed

1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans with liquid

2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes

drained

1 cup shredded carrots

¾ pound cooked

shredded chicken

1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach

thawed and drained

4 cups chopped escarole

½ cup shredded Pecorino-Romano cheese

or to taste

Italian Herb Bread I

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and cook and stir onion and garlic until the garlic turns golden brown and smells toasty about 6 minutes. Do not let garlic burn. Pour in the cannellini beans diced tomatoes and carrots cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer uncover the pot and allow the mixture to simmer until slightly thickened 5 to 8 more minutes.

Step 2

Stir in the chicken and spinach bring the mixture back to a boil and mix in the escarole. Simmer until almost all the liquid is gone about 10 minutes; turn off the heat sprinkle with cheese and cover; allow to stand for another 5 to 10 minutes to melt cheese.

Nutritional Information

Super Filling Cannellini Bean and Escarole Dish

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 392.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 30.6g 61%

Carbohydrates: 31.7g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 10.6g 42%

Sugars: 8.1g

Fat: 15.1g 23%

Saturated Fat: 3.5g 18%

Cholesterol: 66.3mg 22%

Vitamin A Iu: 15805.6IU 316%

Niacin Equivalents: 10.8mg 83%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 26%

Vitamin C: 26.4mg 44%

Folate: 188.9mcg 47%

Calcium: 246.4mg 25%

Iron: 8.9mg 50%

Magnesium: 83.4mg 30%

Potassium: 930.9mg 26%

Sodium: 677.8mg 27%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 18%

Calories From Fat: 135.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.