This is a somewhat bleak-looking meal born of necessity. I had accidentally opened the wrong can of beans when making hummus (a sure sign of just how out of it I've been lately), and I couldn't bear the thought of white bean hummus, so I just rinsed the beans and stuck them in the fridge until I could figure out what to do with them. Part of what I did with them is this: Sauteed them with garlic and mushrooms and some Italian seasoning and served the mess over mashed potatoes.
I would not say this is something I encourage people to do, but there are definitely worse things! I love sauteed mushrooms with mashed potatoes; I'm just not sure beans go so well with this. Also, this is pretty colorless. But it was there. And it was fuel.
Perhaps it’s photogenically challenged but I bet it was wonderful! I love to use white beans with random sautéed veggies with pasta, olive oil and whatever else. Not fascinating or fantastic, but really good and gets the job done. I had my final serving of last week’s version of this formula for lunch today. Was fine with an abundance of habanero sauce.
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DeleteWhite beans are probably my go to bean for adding to things, but a white bean spread does not a hummus make, that is true. But this looks like a good use of them!
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