These Marry Me butter beans are a delicious one-pot dish ready in under 30 minutes, and perfect served with crusty bread to mop everything up.
Servings 4servings
Course Beans
Cuisine Italian
Ingredients
1tablespoonoilfrom the sun-dried tomato jar
2shallosdiced
2clovesof garlic
5-6sun-dried tomatoesfinely diced
2tablespoontomato paste
1teaspoongarlic powder
1teaspoononion powder
2teaspoonsmoked paprika
2teaspoonoregano
1teaspooncayenne chili pepper
Salt & pepperto taste
300mlvegetable stock
150mlheavy cream
30ghard cheese
2x 400g tin butter beansdrained
1handful fresh basil
1cupspinachchopped
Method
Heat your oil in a pan, then add the diced shallots and saute for 7-8 minutes. Add the garlic for another minute, followed by the sun-dried tomatoes and tomato paste.
Stir the tomato into the onions and garlic, then add the seasonings.
Stir everything together, then pour in the vegetable stock and the butter beans. Allow everything to simmer for a further 5-10 minutes on low heat until the sauce has thickened.
Add your chopped spinach and stir it into the sauce until wilted.
Finally, swirl in the cream, grate in the cheese, season to taste, and scatter over the shredded basil.