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Quick Weeknight Feijoada-Inspired Stew

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Quick Weeknight Feijoada-Inspired Stew

By @chef1

A simplified and speedy take on the classic Brazilian feijoada, perfect for a weeknight. This stew uses canned beans and pre-cooked sausage for a flavorful and satisfying meal in under 30 minutes.

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Ingredients

  • ●2 tablespoons Olive oil
  • ●1 medium Onion, chopped
  • ●2 cloves Garlic, minced
  • ●12 ounces Smoked sausage (kielbasa or andouille), sliced
  • ●480g drained weight Canned black beans, rinsed and drained
  • ●1 (14.5-ounce) can Canned diced tomatoes, undrained
  • ●1 cup Beef broth
  • ●1 Bay leaf
  • ●3g Lemon zest
  • ●10g Hot pepper sauce
  • ●632g Cooked white rice

Instructions

  1. 1
    Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat.
  2. 2
    Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3
    Add garlic and sausage and cook for another 3 minutes, until sausage is lightly browned.
  4. 4
    Stir in black beans, diced tomatoes, beef broth, bay leaf, and lemon zest.
  5. 5
    Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, to allow flavors to meld.
  6. 6
    Remove bay leaf. Season with hot sauce to taste.
  7. 7
    Serve hot over cooked rice.

Recipe details

Cuisine
Brazilian-inspired
Category
Main course
Preparation
16 minutes
Cooking
29 minutes

Estimated total: 45 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • Prepare measured ingredients: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
  • pan preheat: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • sauce heat: 3 min planning allowance (sauce_heat)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • transfer: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Chosen 10-minute initial preparation allowance includes implicit chopping and measuring; written preparation is not counted here again.
  • Olive oil: USDA tablespoon portion weight
  • Onion, chopped: USDA medium (2-1/2" dia) portion weight
  • Assumed 1 medium raw onion is chopped.
  • Garlic, minced: USDA clove portion weight
  • Used 'Sausage, Polish, pork and beef, smoked' as a generic smoked sausage (kielbasa/andouille) approximation.
  • Canned black beans, rinsed and drained: USDA SR Legacy canned pinto beans, drained solids (174286), used as a disclosed comparable drained-legume nutrient approximation for black beans, not undrained canned-bean analysis. Black/pinto variety, brand and moisture vary. No rinsing-loss factor is invented; sodium uses the drained reference before any additional rinsing loss. Separate USDA cooked-black-bean cup weight used below, not a can-to-drained yield. (https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/174286/nutrients)
  • Drained black beans: USDA cooked-black-bean 175 g/cup weight, with separately disclosed USDA canned drained-pinto nutrient approximation; no can yield or rinsing retention percentage.
  • Canned diced tomatoes, undrained: Stated package net weight
  • Used 'Tomatoes, crushed, canned' as an approximation for diced tomatoes.
  • Beef broth: USDA cup portion weight
  • Excludes discarded Bay leaf
  • Chosen weighed zest replaces unquantified edible part; use lemon-peel USDA nutrients as a disclosed citrus-zest approximation.
  • Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution.
  • Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution.
  • Canned black beans, rinsed and drained: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Canned black beans, rinsed and drained","amount":"2 (15-ounce) cans"}. Authored: {"item":"Canned black beans, rinsed and drained","amount":"480g drained weight"}.
  • Lemon zest: Chosen weighed zest replaces unquantified edible part; use lemon-peel USDA nutrients as a disclosed citrus-zest approximation. Original: {"item":"Orange, zested","amount":"1/2"}. Authored: {"item":"Lemon zest","amount":"3g"}.
  • Hot pepper sauce: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Hot sauce","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Hot pepper sauce","amount":"10g"}.
  • Cooked white rice: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Cooked rice","amount":"for serving"}. Authored: {"item":"Cooked white rice","amount":"632g"}.
  • Canned black beans, rinsed and drained: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Canned black beans, rinsed and drained","amount":"2 (15-ounce) cans"}. Authored: {"item":"Canned black beans, rinsed and drained","amount":"480g drained weight"}.
  • Lemon zest: Chosen weighed zest replaces unquantified edible part; use lemon-peel USDA nutrients as a disclosed citrus-zest approximation. Original: {"item":"Orange, zested","amount":"1/2"}. Authored: {"item":"Lemon zest","amount":"3g"}.
  • Hot pepper sauce: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Hot sauce","amount":"to taste"}. Authored: {"item":"Hot pepper sauce","amount":"10g"}.
  • Cooked white rice: Owner-authorized explicit recipe amount or suitable ingredient substitution. Original: {"item":"Cooked rice","amount":"for serving"}. Authored: {"item":"Cooked white rice","amount":"632g"}.

feijoada · canned beans · sausage · stew

Estimated nutrition per serving

709 calories · 25.7 g protein · 81.2 g carbohydrate · 31.4 g fat · 9.8 g fiber · 1491 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Excludes discarded Bay leaf Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Wednesday
dinner
winter
Requested: 30 min
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