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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