Best Tuscan Cannellini Beans Recipes

TUSCAN CANNELLINI BEANS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium pot over medium heat. Add pancetta; cook and stir until browned, about 3 minutes.
• Remove pancetta but leave grease in the pot. Add onion, carrots, and celery. Saute until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Pour in white wine and bring to a boil while scraping up any browned bits from the pot with a wooden spoon. Boil until reduced by half, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add in cannellini beans, chicken stock, Parmesan cheese, cream, rosemary, oregano, red pepper flakes, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Cook, stirring every so often to avoid burning, until the cheese and starch in the beans have thickened the liquid to a sauce-like consistency, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

TUSCAN SAUSAGE, SPINACH AND CANNELLINI BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Brown sausages in oil till done, drain and slice into rounds.
• In large bowl, combine sausage, spinach, beans, onion, cream, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese, lemon peel and juice, nutmeg, and salt and pepper.
• Turn mixture into a greased 2 qt casserole.
• In small bowl, mix bread crumbs, remaining 1/4 cup cheese, garlic and melted butter.
• Sprinkle on top of casserole.
• Bake uncovered 35 minutes, or until heated through.

TUSCAN STYLE TILAPIA AND CANNELLINI BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place Reynolds® Oven Bag in 13x9x2-inch pan. Add flour, 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning, lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon salt to bag; gently squeeze bag to blend seasonings.
• Add tomatoes to oven bag; gently squeeze bag to crush tomatoes. Add beans, garlic and wine to bag. Turn bag several times to mix ingredients. Arrange ingredients in even layer in bag. Roll down open end of bag three times to hold it open.
• Brush tilapia with olive oil and lemon juice. Sprinkle fish with remaining Italian seasoning; season with salt and pepper, if desired. Place fish in even layer on bean mixture in bag. Unroll bag.
• Close oven bag with nylon tie. Cut six 1/2-inch slits in top. Tuck ends of bag in pan.
• Bake 15 minutes or until fish flakes and beans are hot. Carefully cut top of bag open. Spoon sauce over fish; garnish with lemon slices, if desired.

TUSCAN TUNA AND CANNELLINI BEANS

Steps:

• Place tuna and orange juice in shallow bowl; toss gently and marinate in refrigerator 5 to 10 minutes.
• Heat canola oil in nonstick saute pan; add onion and saute until translucent, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add cannellini beans, tuna, tomatoes, white wine vinegar, basil, pepper and 1 tablespoon orange zest.
• Cover and cook over medium heat until tuna is opaque throughout, about 7 to 9 minutes.
• Sprinkle with parsley and remaining 1 tablespoon orange zest; serve immediately.