Zucchini Brownies

Ingredients

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• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1½ cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2½ cups grated zucchini, undrained (about one large)

1 Minute Frosting

• ⅓ cup milk
• ⅓ cup butter
• 1½ cups white sugar
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour a 9x13 pan.
3. Combine oil, sugar, egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder and baking soda. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and stir well. (It will appear quite dry). Gently stir in the zucchini and spread the mixture into your prepared pan.
4. Bake 25-30 minutes.

Frosting

1. While cake is cooling, combine butter, milk and sugar in a small pan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Allow to boil vigorously for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips. Immediately pour over warm brownies. Let cool completely before cutting.

Bean and Kale Ragu

Ingredients

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• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 pound kale, stems removed and leaves coarsely chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 bay leaves

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 (15 ounce) cans canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
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Directions

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• Prep
  10 m
• Cook
  1 h 15 m
• Ready In
  1 h 25 m

1. Heat the olive oil in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and kale. Cook and stir until the onions become transparent and the kale wilts and reduces in volume, 5 to 7 minutes.
2. Reduce the heat to medium. Stir the tomatoes and green chiles, garlic, water, bay leaves, cumin, and onion powder into the kale mixture. Simmer the vegetable mixture until the kale is soft, about 1 hour. Stir in the cannellini beans and continue simmering until beans are heated through, about 10 minutes. Stir in the oregano and basil. Add salt and pepper to taste.