As I am going through my recipes I am realizing that we eat a lot of Italian food around here. This is what we had for dinner tonight and it was the first time I had ever used this recipe. I made my own version though because the version I found on-line talked about soaking beans and simmering for a few hours. I don’t have time for all that. So here’s my version:
Ingredients:
2 15 oz. cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 T olive oil
2 garlic cloves
1 1/2 lbs. Italian sausage (sweet, mild or hot)
2 14.5 oz cans of Italian-style diced tomatoes
Pinch of red pepper flakes
Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions:
Heat olive oil over medium heat and add garlic. Saute garlic for a minute or so and add Italian sausage. When Italian sausage it completely cooked add beans, tomatoes and red pepper flakes. Keep on burner until heated through. Season with salt and pepper.
Next time: When I made it this time I only used one can of tomatoes. I put two cans in my directions up above because I think it needed more. Also, I used mild Italian sausage this time. Next time I will definitely use a spicier version.
We had this with a baguette hubby had picked up at the store and we had some grapes so I put those on the table as well.
What does the family think? Hubby and I liked it enough to have seconds. The boys ate it, but mostly just ate the sausage.
My Italian hubby and I thought is was yummy. Kids took a bite which is better than usual. We ate it over pasta (that way the kids could just have plain pasta as back up) and topped it with parmesan cheese.
Wow!!! If Dom likes it, then it must pass the “Italian test”. 🙂