Cheesy White Bean-Tomato Bake

I'm not usually a fan of beans, especially mushy beans, but this is actually pretty good. Added hot sauce and impossible beef. Cooked down a can of diced tomatoes cause I didn't have tomato paste.

I added Italian Seasoning. It was good.

Amped it up a bit with more garlic, full can of tomato paste, and a few anchovies in with the tomato paste. They just kind of melt and add some oomph. I also used chicken stock instead of water. Delicious as written but even better with some oomph.

The NY times is greedy.. here are the instructions...

Totally tweaked it... someone said edges of lasagna, so I used egg noodles that were soaked in boiled water added that to the sauce...bunch of extra dried spices as well. Probably add the ground, sessoned meat next time.

Added dried oregano and basil and dubbed these pizza beans! Great on toasty cheddar bread. So quick using mostly pantry staples.

Made it and it was great but also I added a bunch more of my own seasonings. I recommend a hearty dose of oregano and red pepper flakes!

This is one of those no recipe recipes I’ll make again! I added not tomato paste, red pepper, fresh rosemary and probably added too much truffle oil before going in the oven. This came out very rich and creamy. A super quick meal! Served with toasted bread