Ingredients:
Homemade Vegetable Broth
1 Link Hillshire Farm Polska Kielbasa
122 g Pinto Beans drained
1/4 Cup Brown Rice (Carolina Brown Rice)
1 Clove Garlic
Olive Oil*
Black Pepper*
Preparation:
Mince or press garlic into small pieces (1/8" or less). Spray medium saucepan with a light coating of olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add garlic to pot, season with pepper lightly and add rice toasting. Add in 2 cups of vegetable broth and bring to a boil covered.
Slice Kielbasa link into 1/4" slices and drain beans. Once mixture has boiled for about 20 minutes, add beans stirring occasionally to ensure they do not stick to the bottom of the pot. After approximately 20 minutes lift cover to reduce and add Kielbasa stirring well. Reduce until there is as much or as little broth as you like.
Serving:
Serve in a bowl.
Nutritional Information:
This is about 11 Weight Watchers points plus points using the above ingredients.
This is a simple soup to make when you need an easy yet home made/comfort food.
Ingredients:
1 Red Onion
122 grams of Cannelloni Beans
1 Can (12oz) Chicken Broth (substitute Vegetable broth if you are allergic to chicken)
56 grams of Ditalini
1 tbsp Safflower Oil
Kosher Salt*
Black Pepper*
Italian Seasoning*
Preparation:
This can be cooked either in an enamel pot (dutch oven) or in a stainless steel saucepan. The dutch oven will keep the soup hotter and reduce faster.
In one of the above cooking vessels, heat up oil under medium high heat. Dice onion into 1/4" pieces and mix into pot. Season with salt and pepper and stir frequently until onions become translucent. Pour in 1 can of broth and 1 can of water, cover, and increase heat to high. When liquid boils, add beans and ditalini and stir periodically to ensure that neither beans nor pasta sticks.
Keep covered and heat on high for 25 - 35 minutes stirring occasionally until soup reduces down and becomes thicker. (approximately 45 minutes total cooking time).
Remove from heat and let pasta absorb broth.
Serving:
This serves 1 as prepared above and is best served with Parmesan cheese or crackers (or both).
Nutrition Info:
This dish is a fairly healthy one, the beans add fiber and make it filling without adding less than healthy other ingredients. This scores an 11 on the Weight Watchers Points Plus.
