White Bean and Spinach Ragù
This is a no-fuss, quick recipe, great for busy weeknights and weekend lunches. The whole meal takes about half an hour. I love the addition of white beans because they are protein packed, yet neutral in flavour, leaving room for the tomato sauce to shine. As for the spinach, I personally love the colour, and since you can’t even taste it, it’s sort of an injustice to your body to not add greens!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 28 fl oz canned whole tomatoes, crushed with fingers
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup red wine (check for vegan friendliness)
- 1 19oz can white beans, strained and rinsed
- 1 bay leave
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped (or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil)
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped (or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley)
- pinch red pepper flakes
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups fresh spinach
Directions
- Heat olive oil in a large pan, on medium heat. Sauté garlic until fragrant/ for about a minute.
- Add tomatoes, tomato paste, red wine, beans, bay leave, basil, parsley, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Simmer on low until tomatoes have cooked down a bit, and sauce has thickened. This should take about 25 minutes.
- A few minutes before serving, remove the bay leave and add the spinach. This gives it enough time to wilt, but it will still retain it’s bright green colour.
- Serve over pasta.
- Enjoy!
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