32ozbrothOne carton of organic free range chicken or vegetable broth.
12 ozgourmet medley tomatoes Like Sunset Wild Wonders
8-10 garlic cloves
6 tablespoonsextra virgin olive oildivided
3-4 fresh thyme sprigs
3-4 fresh sage sprigs
sea salt
freshly ground pepper
1oniondiced
For serving
sage leaves
chili flakes
Instructions
Prepare the gigantes beans
In a large pot add the dry gigantes beans. Add enough water to cover beans really well. Add 1 tsp of salt and mix. Let beans soak for about 6 hours.
Rinse the beans well before adding them to the instant pot..
Roast the tomatoes
Preheat oven to 380 F. Place all the tomatoes and garlic cloves in a baking pan. Drizzle with 2-3 tbsp olive oil. Add the fresh herbs, season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Mix well and roast for about 30-45 min.
Cook the gigantes beans
Set the instant pot to sauté for 15 min. Add 2-3 tbsp olive oil. Add the diced onion and saute until onions are translucent.
Add the beans. Mix well. Add the broth, 2-3 sage leaves, salt and freshly ground pepper and cook ithe beans/chili setting for 25 min.
Once tomatoes and beans are ready, gently mix everything together in a separate pot. The beans are ready to be served.
Notes
You can substitute the gigantes beans with any white bean that you have in your pantry.
You can also use canned beans, such as canelini, just rinse them well add them to the pot after the onions are translucent and simmer for 10 min in the broth. Add the roasted tomatoes and you are done :-)