Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Salmon with Cannellini Beans and Spinach
We actually had a real meal last night! My family was very excited. I buy a marinated salmon from Sam's club that is so good, I find no reason to try to make anything on my own. I think the brand is Morey's. There are 6 fillets in the pack, which used to work out perfect for us, but now that my son is starting to eat more and more, he may need his own fillet! I decided to "invent" something for our side that combined some of my favorites. I started by cooking 1/2lb bacon sliced. While I was doing this, a new neighbor decided to stop by and stay forever! My smoke alarm actually went off and she still wouldn't leave!!!! Anyway, the bacon turned out fine. I took it out of the skillet, so it would stay crispy. I also drained out the grease. I'm all for using the bacon fat for some things, but not this dish. I added some olive oil and 2 cloves garlic, chopped. If I had had a shallot or a red onion, I would have sauteed those, but of course, I did not. So, after I sauteed the garlic for about a minute I added 1 can drained and rinsed cannellini beans and 1c chicken broth and some fresh ground pepper. I scraped up the bits on the bottom of the pan and let this simmer for about 5 minutes, just to let the beans soften a little and the chicken broth reduce. Then I added 1 box of drained, frozen spinach. I broke it apart and mixed it all together. I added a splash of whole milk (again, I would have used heavy cream if I had any, but whole milk was the closest!) and some grated parmesan cheese. Right before serving, I mixed in the bacon. My husband thought it was delicious (he'll eat ANYTHING that has bacon)!!
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