Tonight's Dinner: White Beans with Sauteed Kale

Inside the Breadbox, we love [cooking, eating, and sharing] vegan food!!! This was tonight's dinner. How beautifully green and fresh it looks! I love preparing these kinds of meals for us because I know that there is a ridiculous amount of vitamins and nutrients in it...and I just KNOW my cells are just thrilled to be eating it!

Here's the recipe, which I discovered in The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen...

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion, cut lengthwise in half, thinly sliced crosswise
2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 pound kale, stems removed and coarsely chopped
3 cups cooked white beans (cannellini, navy, Great Northern...) or two 15-ounce cans of them, drained and rinsed
1/4 tsp dried rubbed sage
1/4 tsp dried oregano
pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste (optional!)
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste


Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic. Cook, stirring often, until the onion is wilted, about 5 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high and add the kale in batches, tossing and stirring until wilted and bright green, 2-4 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium low and add the beans, sage, oregano, cayenne (if using), salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until all is heated through... and serve warm!

Makes four servings... and inside all of them are the following:

333 calories!
18 grams of protein!
8g of total fat! (1g saturated (from the oil))
0 mg of cholesterol

[Did you know?]  Absolutely NO PLANT FOOD contains more than a trace amount of cholesterol. Quantifiable amounts are only found in animal flesh and other animal-derived products, like dairy. Our bodies do require cholesterol to function, but they do not require us to provide it ourselves--what our bodies produce is enough! So interesting!

52g carbohydrates
14 grams of fiber
59 mg of sodium

What a fabulous ensemble of flavor, nutrients, and of course, love!