If you're a fan of butter bean recipes, then you're in the right place because I'll be sharing 11 easy butter bean recipes from vegan dishes, creamy butter bean recipes, bean stews, salads, and many more dishes that are simple and delicious.
The wonderful thing about butter beans, is that there are dozens of ways to prepare them. Whether that's cooking them in a creamy sauce, mashing them down as a sandwich filling, or baking them to create a crispy flavourful snack, there's always a way to create a delicious butter bean recipe.
If you love beans and legumes, then check out my bean pasta salad recipe, kale and white bean sausage soup recipe, or these black bean tacos that I adore!
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Why You'll Love These Recipes
Rich in fibre and protein: butter beans are high in fibre and protein, with around 6g of fibre per 100g of butter beans and 8g protein per 100g butter beans. We love a healthy ingredient!!
Amazing flavours and textures: butter beans have a wonderful chunky texture and rich earthy flavour. They're such a great ingredient to pair with an array of different sauces, condiments, and textures - you'll see later on in this blog post, one of my favourite ways to cook them is literally serving them as a replacement to pasta, in a creamy, parmesan, garlicky sauce!
Perfect for meal prep: most of these recipes I've chosen are really great for meal prep or if you want to prepare the dish in advance. Simply increase the quantity by doubling the ingredients to make more for meal prep or if you have a bigger number of people to serve.
11 Easy Butter Bean Recipes
1. Butter Bean Salad (10 Minutes)
This epic Butter Bean Salad only takes 10 minutes to make and is inspired by Vietnamese flavours. It's got a Nước chấm (delicious spicy fish sauce) dressing with mint, cilantro, green onions, crushed peanuts, and fried shallots for extra flavour. This salad blew my mind so I'm super excited for you to try it!
2. Butter Bean and Spinach Curry
This is my super simple butter bean and spinach curry that only uses a handful of spices and a few other ingredients. It takes less than 30 minutes to make and is a perfect weeknight dinner!
3. Boursin Pie
This is my simple Boursin Pie and it's so easy and delicious. It's one of my favourite Boursin recipes because it's made in one pan, so it's the perfect dish if you're tired of washing up. I love serving this dish for friends and family who appreciate a crispy pie with a creamy butterbean, tomato, mushroom, and Boursin filling.
4. Korean Style Butter Beans
If you've never had gochujang (a Korean fermented red pepper paste) and butter beans before, you're missing out. It's a spicy, creamy, sweet combination that I can devour in minutes! You can serve it with rice, noodles or just eat a whole bowl of it on its own with a soft boiled egg!
5. Butter Bean Soup
This is my French onion Butter Bean Soup and it is hands down the best version of butter bean soup I've ever made. You've got caramelised sweet white onions with hints of garlic, thyme, and bay leaves, combined with the meaty butter beans. We've then topped the soup with baguette and grated cheese, and grilled until golden and bubbling. It's made all in one pan...I really hope you enjoy it.
6. Cacio e Pepe Butter Beans
If you've made some of my other butter bean recipes, you'll know I'm obsessed with the Bold Bean Company; an independent, female-owned bean company that produces the most gorgeous jarred beans! This cacio e Pepe beans recipe is one of theirs, and it's delicious. Let me know what you think of it!
7. Butter Bean Dip
There are dozens of dip recipes out there, but one of my favourites is a butter bean dip. It's very similar to hummus (made from chickpeas) but this recipe uses butter beans as the bulk of the dip! This recipe made by Alex looks so delicious and is the perfect side to serve at a dinner party or as a midday snack.
8. Herby Nut Roasted Butter Bean Wrap
Catherine is a registered dietitian, a plant-based cook, and creates the most delicious recipes. Her wraps are some of my favourite concoctions of hers, and this butter bean wrap is one to give a go!
9. Leek and Butter Bean Gratin
Georgie is one of my good friends and very talented cooks. This butter bean and leek gratin is so truly delicious. It's creamy, got a lovely breadcrumb topping, and is packed full of flavour and goodness.
10. Butter Bean Stew
This is a cozy tomato bean stew that is full of flavour, vegetables, and nutrients. I feel like a butter bean stew is perfect for meal prep, so I would personally make a big batch of this and then eat it throughout the week with a different carb...crusty bread one evening, rice another, and mashed potatoes on a different day.
11. Butter Bean Tacos Recipe
These butter bean tacos are vegetarian and take on Mexican flavours. The creaminess of the beans balances out the smoky spicy Tinga sauce and it's a quick, easy, veggie weeknight recipe for you to try!
FAQs
Yes, they have around 6g of fibre per 100g.
They're pretty good! They've got around 8g of protein per 100g.
You could use cannellini beans, kidney beans, or chickpeas are all great options!
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11 Easy Butter Bean Recipes
Ingredients
- 500 g butter beans
Instructions
- If you're looking for butter bean recipes, look no further!
- This blog post has 11 easy butter bean recipes for you to make when you are short on time.
- I hope you enjoy them!
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