Bean and Vegetable Stew with Polenta
Equipment
- Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 1 medium yellow or green bell pepper coarsely chopped (1 cup)
- 1 medium onion coarsely chopped (1⁄2 cup)
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
- 2 medium carrots cut into 1⁄4-inch slices (1 cup)
- 2 cans 14.5 oz each diced tomatoes with basil, undrained
- 1 can 15 oz black-eyed peas, drained, rinsed
- 1 can 19 oz cannellini (white kidney) beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 roll 16 oz refrigerated polenta
- 1 cup frozen cut green beans
Instructions
- In 41⁄2- to 5-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat.
- Add bell pepper, onion and garlic; cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is softened.
- Stir in remaining ingredients except polenta and green beans.
- Heat to boiling.
- Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook 35 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until carrots are tender and stew is hot.
- Meanwhile, cook polenta as directed on package; keep warm.
- Stir frozen green beans into stew.
- Cover; cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beans are hot.
- To serve, spoon stew over polenta.
Notes & Wine Advice
Any type of canned beans, instead of the cannellini beans, will work in this recipe. You may want to experiment with garbanzo beans, butter beans, great northern beans, red beans or kidney beans.
Nutrition values
Calories: 780 kcal