I recently had my wrist slapped for eating too many sugars and carbohydrates. (Apparently, my frequent pasta dinners and midday pain au chocolat fixes eventually caught up with me.) My doctor immediately instructed me to break-up with refined grains (only temporarily) and get up close and personal with protein rich foods like beans and lean meats. I made this rustic pottage with cannellini beans, chickpeas, and lean chicken sausage, as well as some other ingredients lying around the house, soon after. It turned out to be a deliciously wholesome and perfect meal for a cold winter night. Since this is a hodgepodge, you can swap out (or add) different ingredients, like lentils in lieu of chickpeas or sauteed apples in lieu of carrots. Because I'm not particularly good at following doctor's orders, I highly recommend serving this with some toast points to soak up every last bit.

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