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Butter bean and tomato stew with garlic bread recipe

Butter bean and tomato stew with garlic bread recipe

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Created by The Tesco Recipes team

This colourful stew is filled out with creamy, chunky butter beans and wilted spinach leaves then served with garlic bread to mop up the tomato juices. See method

  • Serves 4
  • 5 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook
  • 380 calories / serving
  • Freezable
  • Healthy
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 3½ tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed​
  • 2 x 400g tins Grower's Harvest chopped tomatoes
  • 1½ tsp dried oregano, plus an extra pinch
  • 1 lemon, zested, plus 1 tbsp juice​
  • ½ tsp caster sugar​
  • 2 x 400g tins butter beans, rinsed and drained
  • 200g baby spinach leaves
  • ½ crusty white bloomer, cut into 8 slices
  • 10g fresh basil, finely chopped
If you don't have chopped tomatoes, chop up a tin of plum tomatoes instead

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1595kj
    380kcal     19%

  • Fat

    15g 21%

  • Saturates

    2g 12%

  • Sugars

    13g 14%

  • Salt

    0.8g 13%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 45.7g Protein 13.3g Fibre 7g

Method

  1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat and fry the onion with a pinch of salt for 6-8 mins until tender. Add half the garlic, fry for 30 secs, then add the tomatoes, swirl each can out with 50ml water and add to the pan with 1½ tsp oregano. Simmer for 10 mins until the sauce thickens slightly. Add the zest and juice, sugar, beans and spinach; stir until the spinach wilts, then simmer for another 10 mins until the sauce is thick enough to coat the beans. Add a splash of water if the beans look dry.

  2. Meanwhile, preheat the grill to high. Grill the bloomer slices for 1-2 mins each side until lightly golden. Mix the remaining 2½ tbsp oil, the garlic, half the basil, a pinch of oregano and some black pepper. Brush over one side of the toasts and grill for 1-2 mins until crunchy and the garlic is fragrant. Stir the remaining basil through the stew and serve with the garlic toasts.

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Freezing and defrosting guidelines

Freeze the stew only. In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.

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