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Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Giant Beans)

Name: Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Giant Beans)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 lb gigante beans, dried, soaked overnight; 0.33 cup olive oil; 1 yellow onion, chopped; 2 carrot, diced; 2 stalk celery, diced; 4 clove garlic, minced; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 can crushed tomatoes, 14 oz; 1 tsp dried oregano; 2 bay leaf; 0.25 cup fresh parsley, chopped; 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped; 4 oz feta, crumbled; 0.5 tsp salt

1 hr 30 min6 servings460 calories

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Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Giant Beans)

Nutrition per serving

estimate · USDA data

Calories: ~460
Protein: ~21 g
Carbs: ~59 g
Fat: ~17 g

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Nutrition facts

Per serving, estimated

Calories460

% Daily value*

Total fat 17 g: 22%
Sodium 580 mg: 25%
Total carbohydrate 59 g: 21%
Dietary fiber 18 g: 65%
Protein 21 g: 43%

*Percent daily values use a 2,000 calorie diet. Amounts are estimated from USDA data.

Diet

Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Cookware

Dutch oven

Ingredients

6 servings

1 lbgigante beans, dried, soaked overnight
1/3 cupolive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 carrots, diced
2 stalkscelery, diced
4 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tbsptomato paste
1 cancrushed tomatoes, 14 oz
1 tspdried oregano
2 bay leaves
1/4 cupfresh parsley, chopped
2 tbspfresh dill, chopped
4 ozfeta, crumbled
1/2 tspsalt

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Method

Boil the soaked beans in fresh water 45-60 min until just tender. Drain, keeping 1 cup liquid.
Heat oven to 375°F.
Cook onion, carrot, and celery in oil in a Dutch oven 8 min. Add garlic and tomato paste for 2 min.
Stir in tomatoes, oregano, bay leaves, beans, and reserved liquid. Season with salt.
Bake uncovered 45-50 min, stirring once, until the sauce is thick and the tops are lightly browned.
Top with parsley, dill, and feta.

Gigantes Plaki (Greek Baked Giant Beans)

Nutrition per serving

Cookware

Ingredients