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Fagioli all uccelletto

Name: Fagioli all uccelletto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4 portions
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 480 g tinned cannellini beans, drained; 300 g passata; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 6 sage leaves; 1 tbsp olive oil; 50 ml water

White beans in tomato sauce with garlic and sage.

Prep10 min

Cook20 min

Yield4 portions

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Editorial home-cooking adaptation · Not yet kitchen-tested. Timings are estimates; additional soaking, rising or chilling may apply. Read the complete method before starting.

Ingredients

4 portions

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Let’s make it.

Warm oil in a saucepan and cook garlic and sage gently for one minute without browning.
Add passata and water and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add rinsed beans and simmer 10 minutes, stirring gently to keep them whole.
Taste, season if needed and serve in small bowls with extra sage removed if preferred.

A little kitchen note

Untested editorial home-cooking adaptation; timings are estimates.

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A little nourishment.

Illustrative nutrition estimate · Per listed portion (1/4 of the recipe)

Energy: 199 kcal
Protein: 11.3 g
Carbs: 31.1 g
Fat: 4.2 g
Fibre: 10.6 g
Total sugar: 2.4 g
Sodium: 17 mg

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