Creamy Tomato Butter Beans | Packed with GOODNESS & Easy to Make

These Creamy Tomato Butter Beans are what simple and delicious food is all about. We’re talking a ton of great flavors, basic pantry staples, and all done in about 30 minutes. Serve them as a side dish next to some grilled fish or even as a main course. Either way, they promise to fill you with so much goodness.

To make this recipe, I used jarred butter beans. Which is the same thing as the canned ones. You can also use dried butter beans if you prefer. Just soak them in plenty of water overnight and then simmer the following day for 1 to 2 hours or until tender.

What flavors this dish is the creamy tomato sauce. Made with garlic, onions, tomatoes, and spices and herbs. I used a hand blender to make the sauce. But you can also use a food processor, stand-up blender, or even a nutribullet.

TIPS & TRICKS to Make this Recipe: You can serve these butter beans warm or at room temperature. They will hold for up to 3 to 4 days in the fridge and up to 3 months in the freezer. Just add in some broth when reheating to bring back that creamy goodness.

Key Ingredients & Cookware I used in this Recipe:
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SPANISH BUTTER BEANS I USED (10% OFF Your Order with Coupon Code ONAFORK)
SPANISH OLIVE OIL (10% OFF Your Order with Coupon Code ONAFORK)

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Creamy Tomato Butter Beans

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine Mediterranean

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 276 kcal

Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 45 ml
• 1 medium onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp dried oregano 1 gram
• 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 1.25 grams
• 4 tomatoes
• 1 jar butter beans (same as canned) 25 oz / 700 grams
• handful chopped fresh spinach
• 2 tsp lemon juice 10 ml
• sea salt & black pepper
• 2 tbsp grated manchego cheese (optional) 15 grams

Instructions

1. Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in the olive oil

2. While the oil is heating, roughly chop the onion and garlic

3. Add the chopped ingredients into the hot fry pan, mix together, then mix every minute so it all evenly sautés

4. In the meantime, cut the tomatoes into small bite-sized pieces

5. After about 5 minutes and the onions are translucent, add in the chopped tomatoes, along with the oregano, paprika and season with sea salt & black pepper, mix together, then mix every minute or so, this way it all evenly sautés

6. After 8 minutes and the tomatoes have broken down and they're lightly sauteed, remove the pan from the heat

7. In the meantime, drain the butter beans into a colander and rinse the beans under water

8. Once the ingredients have slightly cooled in the pan, about 5 minutes, transfer them into a tall plastic cylinder, using a hand blender, blend the ingredients until you get a creamy sauce, you can also use a food processor, stand-up blender, or a nutribullet

9. Heat the same pan with a medium heat, add in the creamy tomato sauce, drained butter beans and season with a kiss of sea salt & black pepper, mix together and then simmer

10. After simmering the beans for 10 minutes, add in the lemon juice and the spinach, gently mix together until the spinach is lightly wilted, then remove from the heat

11. Transfer into a large serving dish, top off with the grated cheese (omit to keep it vegan), serve warm or at room temperature, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

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Nutrition Facts

Creamy Tomato Butter Beans

Amount Per Serving

Calories 276 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Fat 11g17%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 8g

Sodium 615mg27%

Potassium 827mg24%

Carbohydrates 36g12%

Fiber 11g46%

Sugar 5g6%

Protein 11g22%

Vitamin A 2486IU50%

Vitamin C 25mg30%

Calcium 84mg8%

Iron 4mg22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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