Creamy Tuscan Butter Beans
A delightful dish featuring creamy butter beans, sun-dried tomatoes, and fresh spinach.
Equipment
- large sauté pan or pot
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon oregano
- 0.5 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 0.5 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 0.5 cup sun-dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 0.5 to 1 cup vegetable broth
- 2 cans (15 oz each) butter beans, drained
- 1 cup chopped fresh spinach
- 1 cup heavy cream can substitute half-and-half
- 0.5 cup grated parmesan
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large sauté pan or pot over medium heat.
- Add garlic, salt, oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, smoked paprika, and ground black pepper. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Stir in sun-dried tomatoes, vegetable broth, and drained butter beans. Cook uncovered for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat, add spinach and stir until wilted.
- Mix in heavy cream, grated parmesan, and basil until combined.
- Serve warm with bread, rice, or pasta.
Notes
For a lighter version, substitute heavy cream with half-and-half.