With creamy butter beans and our staple Marry Me sauce, these Marry Me Butter Beans are the perfect quick comfort food. The soup comes together in 15 minutes thanks to beans that are already cooked. Plus, you can join thousands of readers over on TikTok and Instagram and have fun with different variations like kale instead of spinach or crispy tofu in addition to the butter beans!
Course Appetizers, Main Dishes, Side Dishes
Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean
Diet Gluten Free, Halal, Hindu, Vegetarian
Keyword butter beans recipe, marry me beans, vegetarian marry me chicken
215-oz cansbutter beansaka lima beans, drained, 425 g cans
1cupchopped fresh spinach
1cupheavy creamcan sub half-and-half, 236 mL
½cupgrated parmesan50 g
2Tbspchopped fresh basil
Instructions
Flavor Base: Heat 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, 4 cloves garlic, ½ tsp each salt, oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, smoked paprika, and ¼ tsp ground black pepper in a large saute pan or pot over medium heat. Cook for about 2 minutes, until garlic is fragrant.
Fillings: Stir in ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes, ½ to 1 cup vegetable broth*, and 2 15-oz cans butter beans. Continue cooking on medium, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
Finish: Remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup chopped fresh spinach until wilted, then stir in 1 cup heavy cream, ½ cup grated parmesan, and 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil. Serve warm with crusty bread, over rice, or with pasta.
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Notes
*If serving with pasta or rice, use 1 cup vegetable broth to make a looser sauce. If serving as a dish by itself (with some crusty bread), use ½ cup vegetable broth to make a thicker sauce.