Chicory with potatoes and borlotti beans sautéed in a pan, a healthy and light one-pot dish to make in a few minutes with pre-cooked beans, or dry beans cooked in advance, maybe cooked and frozen so they are always ready to use, here how to cook the beans in a crockpot, cannellini or borlotti, the procedure is the same. I love these one-pot dishes, with vegetables, to prepare both for lunch and dinner, usually lighter at dinner without legumes. I often prepare chicory and make it in many different ways, today I boiled it with 2 potatoes, I noticed it was a bit tougher than usual, so to remove some bitterness I used the trick of boiling it with 2 small potatoes and indeed the result was perfect, so much that my husband said weren’t you supposed to cook chicory? He was eating it, and the taste was all there, only it wasn’t as bitter as its typical. Let’s see how to prepare it.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Cooking time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter, and Spring
Ingredients for Preparing Chicory with Potatoes and Beans
- 2 bunches of chicory
- 2 potatoes (small)
- 8.8 oz pre-cooked borlotti beans
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- 1 clove garlic
- to taste chili powder
Tools for Preparing Chicory with Potatoes and Borlotti Beans
- 1 Pot
- 1 Colander
- 1 Pan
- 1 Knife
- 1 Cooking Spatula
Steps for Preparing Chicory with Potatoes and Beans
Place a large pot on the stove filled halfway with water.
Meanwhile, peel 2 potatoes and cut them into wedges. Also prepare the chicory, wash it leaf by leaf, chop it finely and cook potatoes and chicory in boiling water. It’s better if you start cooking the potatoes a couple of minutes earlier. When the vegetables are cooked, drain them.
In a pan, put a little extra virgin olive oil, add sliced garlic and a little chili powder or fresh chili. Lightly brown and add the pre-cooked beans. Salt and let it flavor for a few minutes, then add the chicory with the potatoes, let it flavor for another couple of minutes and then ready to taste. Excellent served with 2 garlic crostini.
