Butter Beans Recipe

A zesty, creamy, and delicious butter bean recipe that can be enjoyed as is stew-style or served over rice or quinoa for a filling meal.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time10

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Central American, South American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: servings

Calories: 83kcal

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil I like to use avocado or olive oil
1 red onion finely chopped
4 garlic cloves minced
1 13.4-ounce package or can pre-cooked butter beans drained and rinsed
1 13.5-ounce can full fat coconut milk
2 tablespoons lemon juice fresh or bottled
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon salt
optional garnishes red chili flakes, hemp seeds

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Instructions

In a small saucepan on the stovetop over medium heat, add the oil, onion and garlic. Saute for 5 minutes or until all has softened and is beginning to turn golden.
Add the butter beans, coconut milk, lemon juice, turmeric, pepper, paprika, oregano and salt. Stir well.
Let the butter beans simmer, while stirring frequently, until all has thickened a a litte and is nice and creamy, about 5 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!

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Notes

Storage

Store the butter beans in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. Reheat on the stovetop until heated through.

7/29/23: A few people found this recipe to be "soupy", which I found surprising as it always comes out nice and creamy for me. I think this must have to do with the brand/quality of the butter beans used in the recipe. I am personally a huge fan of Jack's Butter Beans - they are large and super high-quality! But, I wanted to offer a tip if you encounter something similar: lightly mash a few of the butter beans when simmering them to release some of the natural starches which will help thicken things up.

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