Vegetarian

Tuscan Beans takes 2 minutes to prepare.

Tuscan Beans takes 90 minutes to cook.

Tuscan Beans makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Tuscan Beans are:

2 1/2 cups dried white beans such as Great Northern or navy (1 lb), picked over and rinsed
10 cups water
2 fresh sage sprigs
1 bay leaf (not California)
1 head of garlic
1 tablespoon coarse sea salt

Here is how you make Tuscan Beans:

Put beans, water, sage, bay leaf, and whole head of garlic (do not peel!) in a large saucepan. Cover and slowly bring to a simmer over low heat; this can take 1 hour.Simmer beans until tender and soft but not mushy, about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from heat and cool beans, covered, 15 minutes. Stir in sea salt.Drain almost all cooking liquid from beans (the liquid makes a great base for soup!) and season beans with sea salt and pepper to taste.Dress beans with oil at the table. (Not included in nutrition information.)Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BUN3KIN.

The nutritional information for Tuscan Beans is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 142.1

• Total Fat: 0.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,196.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 40.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
• Protein: 13.7 g