Italian Bean Stew with Walnut Dumplings

Italian Bean Stew with California Walnut Dumplings

Course dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 446kcal

Ingredients

  • 150 g day old wholemeal bread
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ½ 25g pack basil torn
  • 80 g California Walnuts roughly chopped
  • 1 medium egg beaten
  • 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 400 g can chopped tomatoes
  • 400 g can borlotti beans drained and rinsed
  • 400 g can cannellini beans drained and rinsed
  • 300 ml low salt vegetable stock made with ½ stock cube

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200oC, gas mark 6.
  • Make the dumplings by tearing the bread into a food processor and add 1 clove garlic, half the basil and 50g walnuts, blitz to give a coarse crumb. Stir in the egg and mix to well combine. Roll into 8 balls.
  • Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion for 4-5 minutes, add the remaining garlic, chopped, and fry for a further 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes, beans, stock and remaining basil and walnuts. Bring to the boil then transfer to a 2-litre serving dish. Add the dumplings, pressing them into the sauce slightly. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden.

Nutrition

Serving: 348g | Calories: 446kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 2.6g | Fibre: 13g | Sugar: 11g

Notes

Cook’s tip
To avoid wheat, try replacing the bread with gluten free brown bread.
1.6g salt per serving
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