Home / Heart Healthy Recipes / Tuscan White Beans & Olive Oil With Garlic Crostini

Heart Healthy

Healthy Hearts start in the kitchen.

Can healthy and delicious food go hand-in-hand? Absolutely. Great flavors don't have to be high in salt and fat, time consuming or complicated. Our heart healthy recipes are perfect examples. Whether you're the picture of fitness or trying to make some lifestyle changes, you'll find inspiration here.

Using in-season foods, smart seasonings and simple cooking methods the let flavors shine through, each dish is sure to be a real crowd- and heart-pleaser.

Tuscan White Beans & Olive Oil With Garlic Crostini

Recipe Summary:
Course:  Meals
Products:  Food Processors
Ingredients

Recommended Hamilton Beach® Products:  Food Processors

Slow Cookers

 

Tuscan White Beans & Olive Oil

  • 4 14 oz. cans Cannellini beans, rinsed, drained
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled OR 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 cup water
  • Sprigs of fresh rosemary or parsley for garnish

Garlic Crostini

  • 1-2 thin French baguette loaves, sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled, sliced in half
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Directions
Tuscan White Beans & Olive Oil
  1. Add all ingredients to slow cooker and stir to combine.
  2. Cook on HIGH for 3 hours, LOW for 5 hours.
Garlic Crostini
  1. Heat oven to 400° F.
  2. Rub top of each baguette slice with garlic cloves and place on baking sheet.
  3. Drizzle with olive oil and bake for 5-8 minutes until golden brown. Cool.

Can be made ahead.


Tuscan White Beans Nutritional Information:  (Based on Individual Serving: 3/4 cup) • Calories: 130 • Total Fat: 3g • Saturated: 0g • Cholesterol: 0mg • Sodium: 470mg • Carbohydrates: 20g • Dietary Fiber: 5g • Sugars: 1g • Protein: 5g

Garlic Crostini Nutritional Information:  (Based on Individual Serving: 1 Piece) • Calories: 50 • Total Fat: 2.5g • Saturated: 0g • Cholesterol: 0mg • Sodium: 60mg • Carbohydrates: 5g • Dietary Fiber: 0g • Sugars: 0g • Protein: 1g

Serves: 12

Note: This recipe was developed by Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.

 

© 2010 Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. Trademarks by Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. All rights reserved.
Go