A step-by-step recipe with a photo of cooking asparagus with beans and bell peppers in tomato sauce. A lean, low-carb, healthy side dish. Video recipe.
Asparagus with beans and bell peppers in tomato sauce is an easy-to-prepare but tasty and dietary dish. It can be cooked all year long. In the summer period of the year from fresh vegetables, and in the winter using frozen supplies.
According to this recipe, you can prepare a dish not only for a family dinner table, but also for a festive event. It is especially suitable for the period of fasting, as. it contains no animal products. Although, if desired, the dish can be supplemented with dietary chicken breast or mushrooms. This food is low in calories, so it is suitable for those who follow a diet.
Any green beans are suitable for stewing: green, yellow, and even purple. The most important thing is to choose beans that are milky when the beans are fiber-free. Such a plant is the most delicate. They contain a lot of vitamins A, B, C, calcium, mineral salts, iron. And in terms of the content of complete proteins, beans are much higher than fish. The only drawback of green beans is that their season passes quickly, literally 2-3 weeks. Therefore, do not miss the moment to enjoy delicious dishes with her.
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- Caloric content per 100 g - 145 kcal.
- Servings - 2
- Cooking time - 30 minutes, plus 6-8 hours for boiling beans
Ingredients:
- Beans - 150 g
- Sweet bell pepper - 1 pc. (frozen in the recipe)
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
- Greens (any) - bunch
- Asparagus - 200 g (frozen in the recipe)
- Tomato sauce - 50 ml
- Salt - 1 tsp or to taste
Step by step cooking of stewed asparagus with beans and bell peppers in tomato sauce, recipe with photo:
1. Sort the beans, sorting out the spoiled ones. Fill it with drinking cold water and let it sit for 4-6 hours. At the same time, change the water 2-3 times so that it does not ferment. If you can't change the water, keep the beans in the refrigerator. It is most convenient to fill it with water at night.
2. Drain and rinse the beans. Put it in a cooking pot, fill it with water 2 times more by volume than the beans and put it on the stove to cook.
3. Bring the beans to a boil, simmer until moderate, and cook without a lid until tender and soft. Season the dish with salt 15 minutes before cooking. The average cooking time for white beans is 45-60 minutes.
4. Turn the finished beans onto a sieve to drain the water.
5. Pour vegetable oil into a skillet and add asparagus beans. If you use it fresh, pre-boil it for 5 minutes, cut off the ends on both sides and cut the pods into 2-3 pieces, depending on the size. You do not need to do this with frozen fruits, because freeze the asparagus already prepared. Put it frozen in the pan, it will thaw right in the pan.
6. Add bell peppers to the pan. If it's frozen, put it as it is. Wash fresh fruits, remove the stalk with the seed box, cut off the partitions and cut into strips.
7. Fry the food in a skillet for about 5-7 minutes.
8. Send the boiled beans to the pan.
9. Add tomato paste to the food. It can be canned homemade pasta or industrial sauce. Fresh twisted or frozen tomatoes. Or just sliced tomatoes.
10. Season the asparagus with beans and bell peppers in tomato sauce with black pepper salt and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Add any herbs at the end of cooking.
See also the video recipe on how to cook green beans in tomato sauce.
