Healthy Tuscan-Style Beans Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 250 g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 x 400 g cans no-added-salt cannelini or butter beans, drained but not rinsed
- 1/2 tsp dried mixed herbs
- 30 g Parmesan cheese, grated
- 120 g baby spinach leaves
- wholemeal or multigrain bread, to serve
- pepper, to serve
- chilli flakes or hot sauce, to serve
Method
- Heat oil in a large frypan while thinly slicing garlic.
- Fry garlic on a low heat while you halve the tomatoes.
- Add tomatoes and cook for 1-2 minutes on a medium-high heat.
- Drain (but don’t rinse) the beans and add to the frypan along with ½ cup water and the herbs.
- Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the parmesan and a little extra water if the dish is too dry.
- Once the parmesan is melted in, stir in the spinach till wilted.
- Serve with crusty or toasted bread and a grind of pepper and chilli flakes, if desired
Variation:
- To make this dish gluten-free, use gluten-free bread or leave it out and increase your portion size.
Healthy tip!
Choose plain water or soda water in place of a sugary drink.
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Nutrition Information
| per serving | per 100g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1766 kJ | 576 kJ |
| 422 Cal | 138 Cal | |
| Protein | 20.6 g | 6.7 g |
| Fat, total | 12.4 g | 4.1 g |
| — saturated | 2.8 g | 0.9 g |
| Carbohydrate | 47.2 g | 15.4 g |
| — sugars | 3.8 g | 1.2 g |
| Sodium | 822 mg | 268 mg |
| Fibre | 18 g | 5.9 g |
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Comments (1)
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Lots of flavour and very easy to prepare. The serving sizes could be larger - ours served 3 rather than 4.,
Jane Bean
Posted on: 23 Aug 25
