Description
These creamy spinach artichoke butter beans bring irresistible flavor to your table. Packed with rich ingredients like artichoke hearts and fresh spinach, this recipe is a simple yet delightful option for a healthy meal or quick dinner, perfect for food lovers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 shallots thinly sliced
- ½ cup canned artichoke hearts drained and roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 28 ounces (2 cans) butter beans drained and rinsed
- 1 ½ cups vegetable stock
- ½ cup whole cream
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 3 cups baby spinach
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley optional topping
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; add shallots and cook until translucent for 3-5 minutes.
- Stir in minced garlic and artichoke hearts; cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the rinsed butter beans and vegetable stock; mix well and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Incorporate cream and parmesan, simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
- Add baby spinach, sea salt, and black pepper; stir until spinach wilts and remove from heat, then mix in lemon juice.
- Serve topped with fresh parsley alongside crusty bread.
Notes
Feel free to adjust the seasonings to taste.
For added richness, try using heavy cream instead of whole cream.
This dish pairs wonderfully with a fresh salad for a complete meal.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 20mg