Braised butter beans with tomatoes

Braised butter beans with tomatoes

Spend a lazy Sunday in the kitchen with this simple side dish - it's great with roast meats, especially lamb

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 2 hrs

plus soaking overnight
Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-free

Method

  1. Soak the beans overnight in cold water. Drain, rinse and put in a saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil, then simmer until just tender - about 50 minutes.
  2. Heat the oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 3. Drain the beans, reserving the cooking liquid. Heat 75ml olive oil in an ovenproof pan and add the onion and garlic, cooking till softened. Add the tomato purée and cook for a minute. Add the tomatoes, sugar, herbs, beans and 300ml of the cooking liquid. Season, cover with a lid and put in the oven for 30 minutes.
  3. Remove the lid, stir and cook for a further 30 minutes until most of the liquid has been absorbed and the beans are tender. Serve warm or at room temperature (make a day ahead and reheat if you want).

Per serving

249 kcalories, protein 9.1g, carbohydrate 27.1g, fat 12.4 g, saturated fat 1.7g, fibre 7.9g, salt 0.07 g

Recipe from olive magazine, April 2010.

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  • 20 April 2010

    Jo Ryan rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used two tins of butter beans and added a little more sugar to compliment the tomatoes. A simple recipe that would go with any meat or fish or on its own as lunch dish. I did it to accompany roast lamb at Easter, with garlic and rosemary roasted new potatoes and a herb and red onion salad. It was sooo good, there were hardly any leftovers!

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  • 19 July 2010

    Katharine commented on this recipe

    Made this at a bbq and had it cold as a side salad, everyone loved it, got about 5 compliments for it. Really easy (I just used tinned butter beans)

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  • 19 July 2010

    Katharine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    oops, 5 stars

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  • 27 August 2010

    CharLit rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I spiced this up with cinnamon, cayenne, chili, and a few crushed green peppercorns in vinegar - delicious!!!

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  • 27 August 2010

    CharLit commented on this recipe

    oops... wrong recipe, I added those spices to another, very similar, recipe - I'm sure they would work with this one too though :)

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  • 24 September 2010

    Em Shepherd rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really simple and tasty - I used 2 tins of butter beans as suggested by Jo and made up some veg stock to use instead of the cooking liquid. Not only was it delicious straight away but was even better the next day on a breakfast sandwich with some sausages.

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    18 October 2012

    Jay rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Nice and hearty. I used tinned butter beans and it turned out well.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 2 hrs

plus soaking overnight
Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-free

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Per serving

249 kcalories, protein 9.1g, carbohydrate 27.1g, fat 12.4 g, saturated fat 1.7g, fibre 7.9g, salt 0.07 g

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