Warm Beans With Herbed Tomatoes And Goat Cheese

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 medium ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped (1 1/2 cups)
• 1/4 cup snipped fresh basil
• 1/4 cup snipped fresh oregano
• 2 green onions, sliced (1/4 cup)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (15 ounce) can small red beans or 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans or 1 (15 ounce) can navy beans
• 4 ounces soft fresh goat cheese (1 cup) or 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (1 cup)
• fresh basil sprig (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl combine tomatoes, fresh basil, fresh oregano, green onions, garlic, salt, and pepper.
• 2 let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes to 2 hours.
• 3 in a medium saucepan combine undrained red or kidney beans and undrained great northern or navy beans.
• 4 bring to a boil; reduce heat- cover and simmer for 2 minutes or till heated through- drain.
• 5 to serve, toss warm beans with tomato mixture.
• 6 sprinkle cheese over bean mixture.
• 7 if desired, garnish with fresh basil.
• 8 serve warm.