Martina McBride is the host of Martina’s Table on Food Network and is also promoting her new cookbook Martina’s Kitchen Mix: My Recipe Playlist for Real Life. She went on Live With Kelly and Ryan and shared this recipe with Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest:
Quick and Easy White Bean and Baby Greens Stew Recipe:
Ingredients:
2 large garlic cloves, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (14.5-ounce) can petite-diced or crushed tomatoes, undrained
3 ½ cups chicken broth
2 (19-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed, drained and rinsed
1 ½ pound piece baked ham (½ – ¾ inch thick), cut into ½ inch cubes
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 (5-ounce) bag baby greens of your choice (baby spinach, baby arugula, baby kale), chopped
12 (¾–inch thick) slices baguette, toasted
Directions:
Cook the garlic in the olive oil in a heavy soup pot over medium-high, stirring about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes (with juice). Stir in the broth, beans, ham, and pepper…bring to a boil. (*If you’re a vegetarian, just omit the ham and substitute vegetable broth for the chicken broth.)
Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Stir in the greens and cook just until wilted. Top each serving with 2 toasted baguette slices.
