Slow-cooking dried beans with flavorful canned broth is the great start for this garlicky turkey stew, with bright green frozen beans added at the end.
Slow-Cooker Tuscan Turkey and Beans
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 9 hr 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- Reynolds™ Slow Cooker Liners
- 6 cups water
- 1 bag (16 oz) dried navy beans (2 cups), sorted, rinsed
- 3 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons chopped garlic (from a jar)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 package (1 1/2 to 2 1/4 lb) turkey thighs, skin removed
- 1 1/2 cups frozen cut green beans, thawed
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Place Reynolds™ Slow Cooker Liners inside a 5- to 6 1/2 -qt slow cooker bowl. Make sure that liner fits snugly against the bottom and sides of bowl and pull the top of the liner over rim of bowl.
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Step2In 3-quart saucepan, heat water to boiling over medium-high heat. Add navy beans. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered 10 minutes. Drain; rinse with cold water. Place beans in slow cooker; add broth.
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Step3Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir together olive oil, 1/2 cup of the parsley, the Italian seasoning, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the pepper. Press mixture firmly onto turkey thighs. Place turkey on top of beans in slow cooker. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until beans are tender and turkey pulls apart easily with fork.
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Step4Remove turkey from slow cooker. Increase heat setting to High. Stir green beans and remaining 1 teaspoon salt into slow cooker. Cover; cook 15 to 20 minutes or until vegetables are hot. Meanwhile, remove turkey from bones. To serve, place bean mixture in shallow bowls; top with turkey, and sprinkle with remaining parsley.
Nutrition
480
Calories
14g
Total Fat
39g
Protein
49g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 480
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 90mg
- 30%
- Sodium
- 1080mg
- 45%
- Potassium
- 980mg
- 28%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 49g
- 16%
- Dietary Fiber
- 19g
- 78%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 39g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 40%
- 40%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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