Christmas gift: Prosciutto, kale & butter bean stew
Christmas gift: Prosciutto, kale & butter bean stew
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Whip up this healthy vegetarian stew in just 25 minutes with prosciutto, kale and butter beans. It's a low-calorie, low-fat dinner with three of your 5-a-day.

-Ingredients

80g pack prosciutto

, torn into pieces

2 tbsp olive oil

1 fennel bulb

, sliced

2 garlic clove, crushed

1 tsp chilli flakes

4 thyme sprigs

150ml white wine or chicken stock

2 x 400g cans butter beans

400g can cherry tomatoes

200g bag sliced kale

Method

Fry the prosciutto in a dry saucepan over a high heat until crisp, then remove half with a slotted spoon and set aside. Turn the heat down to low, pour in the oil and tip in the fennel with a pinch of salt. Cook for 5 mins until softened, then throw in the garlic, chilli flakes and thyme and cook for a further 2 mins, then pour in the wine or stock and bring to a simmer.

Tip both cans of butter beans into the stew, along with their liquid, then add the tomatoes, season well and bring everything to a simmer. Cook, undisturbed, for 5 mins, then stir in the kale. Once wilted, ladle the stew into bowls, removing the thyme sprigs and topping each portion with the remaining prosciutto.

 

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