Barley-Vegetable Pilaf

Warmth oil in a Dutch oven over medium-excessive heat. Add onion, fennel, garlic, and basil; prepare dinner, stirring continuously, except refined and correct initiating to brown, 6 to 8 minutes.

Mash 1/2 cup of the beans. Chase the mashed and entire beans, tomatoes, broth and barley into the pot. Bring to a boil over excessive heat. Decrease heat to medium and simmer, stirring now and again, except the barley is refined, about 15 minutes. Chase in spinach and prepare dinner except wilted, about 1 minute. Do stop faraway from the heat and lag in cheese and pepper.