Fast And Low Fat Beans And Tomatoes For A Weeknight

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 -4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans or 2 (15 ounce) cans other beans
• 1 (28 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
• 1/8-1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

Recipe

• 1 heat a pan and spray with non-stick spray.
• 2 when it is warm, add the garlic and onion and cook until starting to get translucent.
• 3 drain and rinse the canned beans.
• 4 (rinsing gets rid of some of the sodium.).
• 5 add the can of tomatoes with juice, and then the drained and rinsed beans as well as the basil.
• 6 mix it all together.
• 7 let it simmer 5-10 minutes (or while the pasta cooks) until it is bubbly.
• 8 if you like your beans softer, let it cook longer.
• 9 serve over pasta or rice.