Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup White beans
- 4 cup water or stock
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Stalks celery, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp Dried basil
- 1/2 lbs green beans in 1" pieces, or
- 1/2 lbs zucchini, sliced in half-moons
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 3/4 tsp salt
Make it step by step
- 1 From "meals without squeals" by christine berman & jacki fromer.
- 2 pepper to taste Soak beans in water to cover by 2" overnight.
- 3 Drain in the morning.
- 4 Saute garlic, Onion, celery, and carrots in oil for about 10 minutes. Add soaked beans and the 4 c water or stock.
- 5 Simmer until beans are tender, about 45 minutes. Add basil and green beans or zucchini and simmer another 30 minutes or so, until tender.
- 6 Before serving, stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- 7 Serves 8 preschool or 6 school-age children 1 meat alternative
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