3
SLOW COOKED ITALIAN BAKED BEANS
Preparation Time:
10 minutes
Cooking Time:
2 hours
Ingredients:
1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
250g short cut bacon, sliced into long strips
1 brown onion, finely sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
¼ tsp dried chilli flakes
Salt & pepper
400g diced tomatoes
1 tsp dried oregano
1 bay leaf
400g cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
400g kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 tbs tomato paste
1 tbs balsamic vinegar
¼ bunch Continental parsley, finely chopped
Method:
1. Remove the cooking pot from your Searing Slow Cooker and place it on the stovetop.
Heat the oil in the cooking pot over medium-heat and sauté bacon, onion, garlic, chilli
flakes, salt and pepper for 5 minutes. Stir in the diced tomatoes, simmer for 1 minute and
then transfer to the slow cooker.
2. Stir in oregano, bay leaf, beans, tomato paste, balsamic vinegar and parsley and cook on
LOW for 2 hours.
Serves 6-8
