Kale and Roasted Red Peppers with Cannellini Beans #recipe from Molly MacRae

 

This dish is pretty times three—it’s pretty easy, it’s pretty good, and it’s pretty to look at. If Kale isn’t your thing, you can substitute Swiss chard. The recipe called for a pound of kale but I only had 12 ounces. The smaller amount was fine and let the other ingredients shine along with the kale. Leftovers were great for lunch the next day.

Kale and Roasted Red Peppers with Cannellini Beans

(adapted from The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook)

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil

5 garlic cloves, minced

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 red onion, halved and sliced thin

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup jarred roasted red peppers sliced thin crosswise

12 ounces kale, stemmed and sliced thin crosswise

2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed

1/2 cup dry white wine

1/2 cup water

Salt and pepper, Lemon wedges, and parmesan cheese to serve

 

Directions

Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook garlic and red pepper flakes until garlic turns golden brown, about 2 minutes.

Stir in onion and salt, reduce heat to medium, and cook until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.

Stir in roasted red peppers and cook about 3 minutes.

Stir in kale, a handful at a time, and cook until wilted. Stir in beans, wine, and water. Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook until kale is tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with parmesan cheese (or parmesan toasted on sourdough!) and lemon wedges. 

 

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The Boston Globe says Molly MacRae writes “murder with a dose of drollery.” She’s the author of the award-winning, national bestselling Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries and the Highland Bookshop Mysteries. As Margaret Welch, she writes books for Annie’s Fiction and Guideposts. Her short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and she’s a winner of the Sherwood Anderson Award for Short Fiction.

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