Bean And Bacon Stew By Gail Dawson

• 3 or 4 cooked bacon strips, torn into small pieces( you could substitute sausage for bacon)
• I diced onion
• 1 head garlic, roasted with a drizzle of olive oil
• 1 red, green, or yellow sweet pepper
• 1 can cannelini beans
• 1 can stewed tomatoes
• 1/2 cup fresh, frozen, cooked, or canned greens, such as kale,mustard, collards, or spinach
• 1/2 tsp. Mrs. Dash(favorite blend)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 tsp. oregano
• 1/4 tsp. thyme
• olive oil

1. Roast garlic head in foil with olive oil for about 30 -40 minutes.
2. Saute diced onion and peppers in olive oil for about 5 minutes until soft and translucent.
3. Add beans and tomatoes and heat slowly to allow flavors to blend. Squeeze garlic cloves into stew. Add the rest of the ingredients allowing their flavors to blend about 20 minutes.
4. Serve hot.

bacon strips, i, garlic, red, cannelini beans, tomatoes, collards, salt, oregano, thyme, olive oil

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