Description
A perfect recipe to use up some of the things in the fridge that need to be used. * can be south beach.
Ingredients
- Onions
- Red Bell Pepper
- Green Bell Pepper
- Olive Oil
- Hot Italian Sausage
- Cannellini Beans
- Tomatoes
- Dried Basil
- Dried Greek Oregano
- Ground Fennel
- Ground Pepper
- Bay Leaves
- Homemade Chicken Stock
- Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Use a 3 1 / 2 quart slow cooker for this recipe
- Chop onions, red bell pepper, and green bell pepper into pieces about 1 / 2 inch square
- Heat olive oil in a large frying pan, then saute onions and peppers until they begin to soften, then add to slow cooker
- Squeeze italian sausage out of casings and add to frying pan, adding a bit more olive oil if needed
- Brown sausage well, breaking apart with turner as it cooks, then add to slow cooker
- Pour beans into a colander placed in the sink and rinse with cold water until no more foam appears, then add to slow cooker
- Add tomatoes with juice, dried basil, dried oregano, ground fennel, black pepper and bay leaves to slow cooker
- Pour chicken stock over other ingredients and stir to combine
- Cook on high about 4 hours or on low for all day
- Serve hot, with freshly grated parmesan cheese for sprinkling on the stew
- South beach suggestions:
- Make with turkey italian sausage, this stew is perfect for any phase of the south beach diet, which allows low-glycemic dried beans in small amounts, even for phase one
- Since this recipe has a generous amount of vegetables and sausage in proportion to the beans, it would be great for phase one