Creamy Tuscan Butter Beans (Vegan!)
This Vegan Creamy Tuscan Butter Beans recipe is a simple and delicious vegetarian dinner recipe! It only requires 9 ingredients and 15 minutes to make and it's full of Italian flavors like tomato, red pepper flake and fresh basil
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 2 Servings
Calories: 130kcal
Cost: $4
- 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 ½ Cups Grape or Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 Medium Shallot, sliced
- 2 Medium Cloves of Garlic, sliced
- 1 Pinch Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 15 Ounce Can of Butter Beans, drained and rinsed
- ¼ - ½ Cup Vegetable Stock See Note
- 3 tablespoon Plain Hummus
- 1 Cup Baby Spinach or Kale optional
- ⅓ Cup Lightly Packed Basil, thinly sliced
- Salt and Pepper to Taste
Add olive oil, tomatoes, shallot and garlic to a cold skillet. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and crushed red pepper flake. Place the skillet over medium-low heat and cook, stirring occasionally until the tomatoes start to burst, about 4 minutes.
1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1 ½ Cups Grape or Cherry Tomatoes, 1 Medium Shallot, sliced, 2 Medium Cloves of Garlic, sliced, 1 Pinch Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, Salt and Pepper to Taste
Use the back of a wooden spoon or a potato masher to gently mash the tomatoes to create a sauce. (See note)
Add the butter beans, vegetable stock, and hummus. Bring the mixture to a simmer, and simmer until it has thickened to your liking. For me, this was about 6 minutes.
1 15 Ounce Can of Butter Beans, drained and rinsed, ¼ - ½ Cup Vegetable Stock, 3 tablespoon Plain Hummus
Remove from heat and stir in the baby spinach and basil. Season with another pinch of salt and pepper. Serve with sourdough toast.
1 Cup Baby Spinach or Kale, ⅓ Cup Lightly Packed Basil, thinly sliced
I put a range of vegetable stock in the recipe so you can choose how saucy you want your beans!
I like them to be really saucy, so I used the full ½ cup. If you want them to be thicker, use less stock.
Be careful when mashing the tomatoes. The juice inside them is hot!
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 341mg | Potassium: 388mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2295IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 2mg