Fagioli all’uccelletto (Beans in Tomato Sauce)

Fagioli all’uccelletto (beans in tomato sauce) is a delicious Italian side dish made with cannellini beans, tomato, garlic, and sage. This quick and easy recipe takes just over 10 minutes to make and goes with almost anything! Fagioli all’uccelletto is a typical Italian side dish from Florence made from beans, garlic and sage in simple yet delicious tomato sauce. Uccelletto means little bird in Italian yet this recipe is entirely vegetarian/vegan. It’s not known where the name originated from although it’s thought that the flavours of sage and tomato, usually paired with game meat is the reasoning behind it. This recipe is the perfect side dish, it’s quick and easy taking just over 10 minutes to make, made with store-cupboard ingredients and goes with almost anything!