truckersmom Recipe » Beet Greens and Baby Spinach with Red Kidney Beans

I found a 'Greens with Cannellini Beans and Pancetta' recipe and didn't have all the ingredients, so I compromised and came up with this recipe. A Big 'Thank You' to Diana Moutsopoulos, for sharing her recipe with everyone.

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, juice drained and reserved
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small white onion, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 cups baby spinach, coarsely chopped
• 1 bunch beet greens and stems, roughly chopped
• ⅓ cup imitation bacon bits, or to taste
• ½ cup red wine vinegar
• salt to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Drain the beans, but reserve about 1/4 cup of the liquid. Set the beans and reserved liquid aside.
2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook the onion until transparent and beginning to turn brown, about 8 minutes; stir in garlic, and cook just until fragrant, about 1 more minute. Stir in spinach and beet greens, partially cover the pan, then cook until the leaves wilt, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle on the bacon bits. Stir in the kidney beans with reserved liquid, and cook the mixture, stirring often, for about 2 more minutes. Mix in the red wine vinegar, and cook until the pan juices reduce and the greens are tender, about 5 more minutes. Season to taste with salt.

Nutrition Facts

• calories264.1
• carbohydrateContent27.3 g
• fatContent12.1 g
• fiberContent9.6 g
• proteinContent12.9 g
• saturatedFatContent1.7 g
• sodiumContent599 mg
• sugarContent0.9 g