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High-Protein "Marry Me" Cannellini Beans with Peas
30 minServes 4Nutri-Score B€
B
30 min
30 minHigh-Protein "Marry Me" Cannellini Beans with Peas
what you need
Ingredients
cannellini beans (canned, drained and rinsed)Pantry800 g- great northern beans (canned, drained and rinsed)Pantry400 g
frozen peas (frozen)Produce150 g- sun-dried tomatoes (julienned, oil-packed)Pantry60 g
garlic (minced)Produce4 pieces- vegetable broth (low sodium)Pantry240 ml
- coconut milk (full fat, canned)Pantry200 ml
olive oil (from the sun-dried tomato jar)Pantry15 ml- nutritional yeastPantry10 g
Italian seasoningSpices5 g- red pepper flakesSpices2 g
saltSpices3 g
black pepper (freshly ground)Spices1 g- lemon juice (freshly squeezed)Produce15 ml
baby spinach (fresh)Produce100 g
per serving
Nutrition
273kcal
- Carbs
- 33 g
- Proteins
- 12 g
- Fat
- 11 g
what you’ll use
Tools
Frying pan
Colander
wooden spoon
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Prep the beans
- Drain and rinse the cannellini beans and great northern beans in a colander.
- Mash about a third of the beans roughly with a fork to help thicken the sauce.
- Step 2
Build the flavor base
- Warm the olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
- Add the garlic, sun-dried tomatoes and red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant.
- Stir in the Italian seasoning.
- Step 3
Simmer the beans
- Add the beans, vegetable broth and coconut milk.
- Season with salt and black pepper and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens.
- Step 4
Add the peas and greens
- Stir in the frozen peas and cook until tender.
- Add the baby spinach and let it wilt.
- Stir in the nutritional yeast and lemon juice, then taste and adjust the seasoning.
- Step 5
Serve
- Spoon the beans into bowls with the creamy sauce and serve hot.