Creamy Tuscan Butter Beans With Spinach
Tuscan Butter Beans With Spinach is a creamy, savory one-skillet dish made with sun-dried tomatoes, Parmesan, and fresh spinach. It’s a wholesome vegetarian meal that’s comforting, hearty, and packed with Mediterranean flavor.
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp oil from sun-dried tomato jar
- 1 shallot chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 4 –5 sun-dried or sun-blushed tomatoes chopped
- 400 g 14 oz butter beans or cannellini beans, drained
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 250 ml 1 cup vegetable stock
- 4 basil leaves sliced (or ½ tsp dried basil)
- 125 ml ½ cup light cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 30 g 1 cup fresh spinach
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato oil in a skillet, sauté shallot for 2 minutes, then add garlic and chopped sun-dried tomatoes, cook 30 seconds.
- Add drained butter beans, salt, and paprika. Stir, deglaze with apple cider vinegar, and let it reduce briefly.
- Pour in vegetable stock, add basil, and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
- Stir in light cream and Parmesan until melted and creamy.
- Add spinach, stir until wilted, season with salt, and remove from heat.