Marry Me Butter Beans on Toast - Under 20 minutes!

Marry Me Butter Beans on toast on a white plate

Marry Me Butter Beans on Toast - Under 20 minutes!

Beans on toast so good you'll want to put a ring on it! These Marry Me Butter Beans combine panfried butter beans with a creamy Tuscan sauce featuring sundried tomatoes, wilted kale, and crisp, toasted sourdough bread. It's the ultimate quick and easy toast for dinner!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian

Diet Vegetarian

Keyword Beans on Toast, Marry Me Butter Beans

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 568kcal

Author Katie Trant

Ingredients

2 15-ounce cans butter beans drained and rinsed
1 Tablespoon butter
2 Tablespoons oil from the sundried tomatoes
¼ cup finely diced red onion
3 cloves garlic crushed
½ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes more if you like some heat
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup sundried tomatoes finely chopped
1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth
2 cups Tuscan kale finely sliced
1 cup heavy cream or half and half
½ cup parmesan freshly grated
small handful of fresh basil leaves torn
4 large slices of toasted sourdough for serving

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Drain the butter beans, rinse well in a mesh sieve, and then pat dry on a clean kitchen towel. It's important that the butter beans are quite dry so that they are able to toast up a bit in the pan.
2 15-ounce cans butter beans
Heat a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the butter and sundried tomato oil.
1 Tablespoon butter, 2 Tablespoons oil from the sundried tomatoes
Add the red onion, and sauté, stirring frequently, until slightly softened.
¼ cup finely diced red onion
Add the garlic, dried thyme, red pepper flakes, and salt, and sauté for a minute more.
3 cloves garlic , ½ teaspoon dried thyme, ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes , ½ teaspoon salt
Add the dried butter beans and sauté with the spices until they are a light golden brown.
Add the sundried tomatoes, vegetable broth, and kale, and simmer, stirring frequently, until the kale has softened.
½ cup sundried tomatoes , 1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth, 2 cups Tuscan kale
Add the heavy cream, Parmesan, and basil and stir to combine.
1 cup heavy cream , ½ cup parmesan, small handful of fresh basil leaves
Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer this mixture for about 5 minutes to allow the flavor to combine.
Season with freshly cracked black pepper, and serve over slices of toasted sourdough.
4 large slices of toasted sourdough

Notes

Nutrition values are an estimate only
Leftover Marry Me Butter Beans can be re-heated on the stovetop or in the microwave and served over fresh toast.

Nutrition