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Monday, February 22, 2010

Warm Tuscan White Beans with Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage (and Canadian Bacon)


Beans, roasted butternut squash, sage, spinach and...Canadian bacon!

Here's a recipe that was supposed to have cheese and be without meat.  I swapped the two to satisfy Rodney's lactose intolerance and intense flesh craving.  The other thing I changed was to sub Dijon for "brown" mustard.

Warm Tuscan White Beans with Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage

3 cups cubed peeled butternut squash (1 inch)
3 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
6 garlic cloves, unpeeled
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 lb. fresh spinach
2 (15-oz.) cans cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
4 oz Canadian bacon, diced

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Toss butternut squash with 1 tablespoon of the oil; sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper.
 

 Arrange squash and garlic on baking sheet; bake 30 minutes or until tender. Squeeze garlic from skins; mash in a large microwave-safe bowl.
 
I forgot to put the garlic in the oven with the squash and ended up having to roast them separately.  Doh!

Meanwhile, whisk vinegar, 2 tablespoons of the oil, mustard and 1/8 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper in small bowl.


Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Toss spinach until wilted..
  

Place beans in bowl with mashed garlic. Gently stir in squash, vinegar mixture, mashed garlic and sage. And Canadian bacon. Microwave 1 to 2 minutes or until warmed through.
 

Serve over wilted spinach.  Or dump the whole mix into the original bowl and serve it up like I did.



I wasn't too sure that I'd like this beany, spinachy, sagey mix, but I enjoyed it.  And I think it would have been good even without the bacon.  Rodney ate a decent portion of it but picked out a lot of the spinach.

Cost:
  • squash: $0.89
  • spinach: $5
  • beans: $1.78
  • sage: $0.60
  • Canadian bacon: $2.46
Total: $10.73 or $2.68 for each of four servings. 


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