Savoury White Bean Mash - a change from Mashed Potatoes

How often are you cooking dinner and think:  Rice? Noodles? Potatoes? 
An easy white bean (Cannellini) mash is so quick to make and the flavours can be changed to suit whatever you are serving.  The ingredients suggested below were delicious with a Moroccan Chicken dish - change the spices and herbs to suit you.  A tin or two of Cannellini beans is a great pantry standby!   Enjoy!   Colleen

 

Preparation    2 minutes
Cooking         5 - 10 minutes 

Ingredients
1 tin rinsed, drained Cannellini beans (white beans)  OR 2 tins depends on your needs
Good splash of Extra Virgin Olive Oil - enough to make a mash
Salt and Pepper to taste

then depending on your meal - adjust the following to your needs

1/2 lemon - zest and juice    OR    you could pop in a splash of stock to loosen
rosemary leaves chopped (about 1 teaspoon)
1/2 clove garlic crushed
Some dried sumac and lemon pepper
Shake dried chilli flakes

Method
Mash the drained beans in the saucepan first.
Add the olive oil. crushed garlic and herbs etc and warm together.
Don't let it burn.  Gently stir and add the lemon juice (or stock) to loosen.
Continue cooking then taste and season with sufficient salt and pepper plus additional herbs etc. and consistency is right.
Mash again if needed.  
Serve. 
                                                          Cheers!   Colleen