SPANISH WHITE BEANS WITH SPINACH

By t1bishop

ACTIVE TIME: 25 MIN START TO FINISH: 30 MIN
Thanks to a few humble additions-sundried
tomatoes, sweet smoked paprika, and
leafy spinach-these saucy beans have
real pizzazz. Best of all, the dish requires little more than a quick saute and simmer.

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped (2 cups)
• 1/2 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes,
• drained and chopped
• 6 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 tsp sweet smoked paprika
• (piment6n dulce)
• 2 (19-oz cans) cannellini beans, rinsed
• and drained
• 1 cup water
• 2 (lO-oz) bags spinach, tough stems
• removed

Preparation

Step 1

Cook onion and sun-dried tomatoes in
1/4 cup oil with 112 tsp each of salt and
pepper in a 5- to 6-qt pot over medium
heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is browned, 6 to 8 minutes, Add garlic
and paprika and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
Stir in beans, water, spinach, and
1/2 tsp salt and cook, covered, stirring
occasionally, until spinach is wilted,
about 5 minutes. Season with pepper
and drizzle with remaining 2 Tbsp oil.