Portuguese Favas recipe

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Ingredients

5 tablespoons olive oil
3 large onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
¼ cup tomato sauce
2 cups hot water
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
salt to taste
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons paprika
2 (19 ounce) cans fava beans

Nutrition Info

221.1 calories
carbohydrate: 27.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 9.5 g
fiber: 7.2 g
protein: 7.4 g
saturatedFat: 1.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 299.6 mg
sugar: 4.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until golden brown. Stir in red pepper flakes, tomato sauce, hot water, parsley, salt, pepper and paprika. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

  2. Gently stir in fava beans. Remove from heat and let stand for several minutes to allow flavors to meld.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

Fava beans with a Portuguese style sauce.

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