Tuscan "Marry Me" Butter Beans

These creamy Tuscan “Marry Me” butter beans are simmered with sun-dried tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, and herbs, then stirred with wilted spinach, heavy cream, and freshly grated Parmesan. You’ll love this vegetarian, gluten-free weeknight meal (or a facet dish along with your favourite protein).

Fast One-Pot Vegetarian Dinner

By now, I guess everybody has heard of “Marry Me Hen” — I positively didn’t invent it myself – it has been throughout web and social media! The entire idea is a creamy sun-dried tomato–Parmesan sauce that is supposedly so good that it’s going to encourage a right away marriage proposal, although whether or not you settle for or decline is completely as much as you (and I present no ensures LOL). These Marry-Me Tuscan Butter Beans are a vegetarian model that makes use of butter beans as a substitute of rooster and smothers them in a sun-dried tomato sauce with spinach, contemporary and dried basil, tomato paste, garlic, and onions not dissimilar to my highly regarded meatless Solar-dried Tomato and Mushroom Pasta in a Garlic and Basil Cream Sauce. It is a one-pan, 35-minute recipe that makes use of pantry staples to create the final word fall/winter consolation meals. You’ll be able to serve it as a straightforward vegetarian weeknight dinner or a facet dish when entertaining visitors.

Tips on how to Make Tuscan “Marry Me” Butter Beans (Step-by-Step Images)

• Collect all of the substances – this picture conveniently reveals each single ingredient you want (labeled):

• Warmth the sun-dried tomato oil and butter in a big skillet over medium; sauté the chopped crimson onion till tender (3–4 minutes).

• Add minced garlic for 30 seconds, then stir in tomato paste and prepare dinner 1 minute till deepened.

• Combine in sun-dried tomatoes, oregano, basil, crimson pepper flakes, salt, and pepper; prepare dinner 1 minute.
• Pour in broth.

• Add butter beans; deliver to a mild simmer for five–7 minutes.

• Mash about ½ cup of beans utilizing the again of the spoon in opposition to the facet of the pan to thicken.
• Stir in spinach till simply wilted (2–3 minutes).

• Off warmth, stir in cream and Parmesan till clean.

• Style, regulate seasoning, and serve with further Parmesan and contemporary basil.

Serving concepts

• Basic type: Spoon Tuscan butter beans into shallow bowls with further Parmesan and contemporary basil. Serve with my garlic bread, home made garlic rolls, or my highly regarded fool-proof bread-machine made loaf.
• With protein: Serve these butter beans with pan-seared rooster breasts or stuffed rooster thighs, rotisserie rooster, pan-seared steak or braised pork shoulder, Italian sausage, meatballs (beef/turkey/rooster), seared salmon or blackened shrimp, baked cod, or completely seared lemon scallops with bacon. There may be positively no scarcity of high-protein recipes on my website!
• Pasta night time: Toss with al dente rigatoni, orzo, or penne. You’ll be able to hold it gluten-free by utilizing gluten-free lentil or chickpea pasta—or another gluten-free pasta.

Storage Directions

• Fridge: Permit the beans to chill barely. Switch leftovers to an hermetic container and retailer within the fridge for as much as 3-4 days. 
• Reheating on stovetop: Reheat the butter beans in a saucepan or skillet over medium-low warmth, stirring often, till warmed via. If the sauce has thickened an excessive amount of, add a splash of rooster broth, water, or cream to achieve your required consistency.
• Reheat in a microwave oven: You may as well reheat in a microwave-safe dish in 30-60 second intervals, stirring in between, till heated via. 

Regularly Requested Questions (FAQ)

1. How do I stop the cream from curdling? Preserve warmth low as soon as dairy’s in, and keep away from boiling. If reheating, add a splash of broth and heat gently whereas stirring.
2. Is that this really vegetarian? Use vegetable broth as a substitute of rooster broth and vegetarian Parmesan (some Parm accommodates animal rennet). The remainder of the substances are vegetarian.
3. Can I make it with out cream? Use ¾ cup unsweetened cashew cream or ⅔–1 cup full-fat coconut milk. Or go brothy: add an additional ½ cup broth and stir in a knob of butter and extra mashed beans to thicken.
4. Tips on how to make Tuscan “Marry-Me” butter beans vegan? Swap the butter for olive oil (or vegan butter), use vegetable broth as a substitute of rooster broth, and commerce the heavy cream for a plant choice—cashew cream (mix ½ cup uncooked cashews with ½ cup scorching water), store-bought oat or soy cooking cream, full-fat coconut milk, or a fast silken-tofu cream (silken tofu + just a little olive oil). Additionally substitute Parmesan with grated vegan parm or a mixture of dietary yeast.
5. Can I take advantage of dried beans? Sure. Cook dinner 1¼–1½ cups dried massive lima/butter beans till tender and creamy (season the cooking water with salt). You’ll want ~3 cups cooked. Here is the way you do it: Rinse and choose over 1¼–1½ cups dried massive lima/butter beans (about 8–10 oz). Soak 8–12 hours in loads of water (or quick-soak by boiling 2 minutes, then let sit 1 hour) and drain. Add beans to a pot with ~6 cups contemporary water or broth, a bay leaf, and aromatics (halved onion, smashed garlic). Deliver to a naked simmer (don’t boil exhausting) and prepare dinner gently, partially coated, till creamy-tender however intact—about 45–60 minutes if soaked, 75–105 minutes if unsoaked. High up with scorching water as wanted. Season with 1–1½ teaspoon kosher salt as soon as the beans begin to get tender (or from the beginning, in case you desire). You’ll get ~3½–4 cups cooked beans; retailer them of their cooking liquid. However drain and rinse them for this recipe. Proceed with the recipe from the onion step.

Extra Bean Recipes

• Minestrone Soup with Cannelini Beans, Pasta and Veggies
• Black Bean Beef Chili
• Sausage White Bean Soup with Carrots and Spinach
• Winter Minestrone Soup with Butter Beans
• White Hen Chili with Cannellini Beans