Creamy Butter Beans

• servings: 2 servings
• total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 jar (570g) butter beans + the bean stock

2 cloves of garlic

1 tbsp olive oil

10 cherry tomatoes

1 tsp dried basil

1 lemon

1 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

2 tbsp cream cheese

1 handful (30g) chopped spinach

Directions

Heat the oil in a saucepan, then add your minced garlic and saute for 1 minutes until fragrant.

Add the butter beans and their stock to the pan, along with the tomatoes, dried basil, salt, and pepper.

Let everything come to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes until the sauce has thickened and the tomatoes have softened. Use the back of your spoon to gently crush the tomatoes.

Add the cream cheese and chopped spinach, and stir it into the beans. Squeeze over the lemon juice.

For a little hint of spice, top with chili oil and lots of fresh parsley!

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1
• Calories: 441
• Total Fat: 14 g
• Saturated Fat: 4 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 17 mg
• Sodium: 1887 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 66 g
• Dietary Fiber: 17 g
• Total Sugars: 17 g
• Protein: 22 g