Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour 10 minutes
This is a great recipe for Meatless Monday! One pot recipes are perfect for Mondays (less dishes to clean, and no one wants a lot of dishes to do on a Monday)! Also, it is super healthy since it is loaded with several power foods which is perfect for detoxing after a weekend filled with fun drinks and guilty foods. Another bonus for a Meatless Monday meal is that it makes a lot so then you can have leftovers for some healthy lunches during the week.
Ingredients:
- 2 T olive oil
- 1 yellow or white onion chopped
- 3 stalks of celery chopped
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 6 cloves garlic chopped
- 6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 14.5 oz can of petite diced tomatoes
- ¼ teas salt
- ¼ teas crushed red peppers
- ¼ teas dried oregano
- ½ teas black pepper
- ½ teas dried basil
- 1 teas dried parsley
- 1 bay leaf
- ¾ cup farro (uncooked)
- 1 inch piece parmesan rind (optional)
- 15.5 oz can of red beans (drained and rinsed)
- 1 cup of chopped spinach
- Parmesan cheese (for topping, optional)
Directions:
- Over medium-high heat in Dutch oven or pot, with the olive oil, sauté onions, carrots, celery, and red pepper for 7 minutes.
- Turn down heat to medium, add garlic, and sauté for 1 minute more.
- Add broth, salt, crushed red peppers, oregano, black pepper, basil, parsley, farro, and parmesan rind (if including); stir, cover with lid and cook for 25 minutes.
- Remove lid, add beans, stir, cover again with lid and cook for another 25-30 minutes.
- Remove lid, spinach and cook for 2-4 minutes.
- Disregard bay leaf.
- Top with some parmesan cheese if desired.
Notes:
People often throw away the rind of the parmesan cheese. Don’t! Keep it, it tastes great in soups! Parmesan rinds keeps for a long time in the fridge, but you can also freeze them.
