Marry Me Butter Beans: A Delicious and Easy Recipe
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 90 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: International
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound dried large white beans (e.g., Great Northern or Cannellini)
- 8 cups vegetable broth
- 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, finely diced
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Instructions:
Instructions
- Rinse beans and soak overnight or boil for quick soak.
- Cook soaked beans in vegetable broth until tender (1 to 1.5 hours).
- In a skillet, heat olive oil; sauté onion until softened.
- Add garlic and bell pepper; cook until fragrant.
- Stir in diced tomatoes and sun-dried tomatoes; simmer.
- If desired, deglaze with white grape juice.
- Combine cooked beans with the sauce; simmer until thickened.
- Stir in fresh herbs; season to taste.
- Serve hot with crusty bread.
- Helpful Notes:
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240g)
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 12g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 0mg