Smoked Bacon, Cabbage and White Bean Stew
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Ingredients
- 150 g smoked bacon lardons
- 1 cabbage, roughly chopped
- 400 g cannellini beans
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 700 ml chicken stock
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 319 kcal
- Protein
- 17.1 g
- Carbohydrate
- 28.3 g
- of which sugars
- 12.5 g
- Fat
- 12.3 g
- of which saturates
- 3.6 g
- Fibre
- 13.3 g
- Salt
- 3.25 g
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Method
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a large pot and fry the bacon for 4 minutes, then add the onion and carrots and cook for 7 minutes.
- 2
Pour in the chicken stock and bring to a simmer, then cook for 10 minutes.
- 3
Add the cabbage and cannellini beans and simmer for a further 10 minutes until the cabbage is tender.
- 4
Season with black pepper and serve in deep bowls with crusty bread.

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