Recipe

Beans and Greens with Bacon

By: 

Co+op

Recipe Information

Total Time: 

40 minutes

Servings: 

8

This simple and nutritious Mediterranean side is full of kale, garbanzo and smoky bacon (real or vegetarian) goodness.

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces uncooked bacon, diced
  • 1 cup yellow onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup carrots, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 15-ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 cup vegetable broth or water
  • 1/2 pound mustard greens and/or kale, washed and roughly chopped
  • 1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

  1. Heat a large stock pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook the bacon, stirring frequently, until it is browned and crispy. Remove the bacon and place it on a paper towel to drain. Reserve 1 tablespoon of bacon fat in the pot.
  2. Saute the onions and carrots in the bacon fat over medium-high heat for several minutes until onions are beginning to soften, then add the garlic and saute another two minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes and vegetable stock and bring to a simmer. Add the greens and garbanzo beans, lower the heat and simmer the greens for 10-15 minutes until tender.
  3. Add the Worcestershire sauce and cooked bacon and season with salt and pepper.

Serving Suggestion

Top with medallions of roasted pork tenderloin or Parmesan-crusted pork chops for a special New Year’s dinner, or serve alongside roast chicken or meatloaf.

Nutritional Information

178 calories, 8 g. fat, 15 mg. cholesterol, 476 mg. sodium, 18 g. carbohydrate, 9 g. fiber, 15 g. protein