Sunday, April 19, 2009

pureed navy beans

rep and Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

* 2 cans navy beans, drained
* 1 medium onion, chopped
* 6 cloves garlic, chopped
* 1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
* 1 + 2 TBS vegetable broth
* salt and black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Chop onions and garlic and let sit for 5 minutes to enhance their health-promoting properties
2. Heat 1 TBS broth in a 10-inch stainless steel skillet. Healthy Sauté onions in broth over medium heat for 5 minutes stirring frequently, until translucent. Add garlic and continue to sauté for another minute stirring constantly.
3. Add beans, rosemary and the remaining 2 TBS of broth. Cook for another 5 minutes.
4. Puree in blender making sure you don't fill more than half full, and start on low speed. You will have to stop the blender a couple times and scrape the sides with a rubber spatula. Season with salt and pepper.

Serves 4

Healthy Cooking Tips:

It is best to stop the blender a couple of times and scrape the sides. By being patient with this, you won't need to add extra liquid, and your beans will have a firmer consistency when done.

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