Frugal Food Thursday: Garlic-Parmesan White Bean Mash
One of my personal goals at the beginning of the year was to lose some weight. And as of August, I had lost almost 30 pounds! (But I've fallen off the wagon a little since then.) I followed the diet from the book The 4 Hour Body by Tim Ferriss. Here's a summary of the diet, if you'd like to check it out.
One thing I've really missed eating is pasta with olive oil, garlic, and parmesan. But I found a substitute described in the book that I've really enjoyed. It's a white bean mash with the same flavors, and it's super easy to make. And frugal, too! I've bought white beans for 33¢ a can on sale, or you can make them from dried beans in the crockpot. I get my spices at ALDI, which has the cheapest prices on spices in my area. And last week, I got shredded Parmesan cheese for 40¢ per container!
GARLIC-PARMESAN WHITE BEAN MASH
2 tbsp olive oil
1 15-oz can white beans (or make your own)
few drops water
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the beans and cook for 1-2 minutes. Mash beans with a fork. Add water, a few drops at a time, until the beans have a mush consistency, but not too watery. Add the garlic powder, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper and mix well. Place on a plate and top with more Parmesan cheese to taste.
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10 comments:
This sounds wonderful! I make up half the meat in any recipe with smashed beans--white beans for chicken dishes, black beans for ground beef dishes.
This sounds delicious! Sharing it on Pinterest. Thanks for hosting. Linking up with a Tuscan Chicken Stew this week.
Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Visiting from Tasty Tuesday Party. This looks really good. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing with the Hearth and Soul hop.
Thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop.
This sounds delicious, and really healthy too! Thank you for sharing it with the Hearth and Soul hop.
I am just now getting around to the Tuesday's Tasty Tidbit entries. Here it is almost time to have another one. I took some time to read about the diet. Congrats on your weight loss. I am trying myself....and not being terribly faithful at it. I like your pasta substitute.
Thank you for your submission on Nourishing Treasures' Make Your Own! Monday link-up.
Check back tonight when the new link-up is running to see if you were one of the top 3 featured posts! :)
What a delicious recipe. I can't eat gluten, so I really appreciate the flaovrs in this gluten-free dish. Thank you for sharing it with the Hearth and soul Hop.
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