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Sun-Dried Tomato & Butter Bean Stew
25 min
Main
One-bowl / one-pot
Servings
Total
25 minPrep
10 minCook
15 minSwap out
soy
gluten
Free from
peanut
tree nut
sesame
Ingredients
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1 Tbsp (15 mL)vegetable oil
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1large leek, thinly sliced
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3cloves garlic, minced
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½ tspdried thyme
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½ tspdried rosemary
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⅓ cup (50 g)sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained, chopped
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1 Tbsp (9 g)all-purpose flour
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1¼ cups (300 mL)water
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1vegetable bouillon cube, crumbled
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3 cups (510 g)cooked butter beans
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½ cup (120 mL)soy cooking cream
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5 cups (150 g)fresh spinach, chopped
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2 Tbsp (30 mL)white wine vinegar
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¼ tspground black pepper
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3slices rustic bread, toasted
Optional garnish
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fresh parsley
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chili flakes
Directions
- Add the oil and leek to a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook for 3 - 4 minutes.
- Next, add the garlic, thyme, and rosemary. Cook for 2 minutes, until fragrant.
- Add the sun-dried tomatoes and flour. Continue to stir, cooking for 1 minute.
- Add the water and bouillon cube. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered until thickened.
- Stir in the beans and cooking cream. Cook for another 2 minutes.
- Lastly, stir in the spinach, white wine vinegar and black pepper.
- Serve with toasted bread, garnish, and enjoy!
Storage
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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Plate method
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Grains & Starches 15%
• all-purpose flour
• slice rustic bread
Proteins 24%
• cooked butter beans
Fruits & Veggies 61%
• large leek
• clove garlic
• sun-dried tomatoes in oil
• fresh spinach
Calcium
No significant sources of calciumFat
• vegetable oil
• sun-dried tomatoes in oil
• soy cooking cream
Nutrition info
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Discussion & Rating
This was really quick and really tasty! Even my boyfriend who doesn't usually like sun dried tomatoes enjoyed this dish very much. Thanks for another great recipe!
Super delicious
Wow - this was really delicious!
I've never been a bean lover but I really wanted to start eating and liking beans, and since this recipe looked incredibly yummy, I thought I'd give it a go.
I just had it now and it was absolutely delicious! Didn't know beans can taste that good hahah
I also tossed in some button mushrooms which are a great addition to this recipe in my opinion. ☺️ (And I swapped fresh for frozen spinach, because that's just what I had at home - worked just as well)
Highly recommend! Thanks for this deliciousness!
Can I substitute roasted tomatoes for the sun dried ones?
I wish you had a cookbook. I love your recipes I watch you over and over on YouTube Thank you
Absolutely delicious ❤️
I love how easy & quick this was to put together & it was a delicious cosy weeknight meal along with some gluten free sourdough. Great comfort food that makes you feel nourished. 💚
Used a cashew cream (1/4 cup of soaked raw cashews blended with some water) instead of the soy cooking cream. Delicious recipe
Made this twice in one week, it was so good and easy to make!
Quick easy tasty and healthy- what more could you ask for 💗
This was simple yet filling. It's a great recipe to change up now and then. This time, I put sliced olives in, olive oil and nutritional yeast. Great week night meal! ❤️
So delish!!!! I didn’t have ready to go butter beans so I just used navy beans. Amazing dish as always ✨
Love this cozy recipe! It was really easy to pull together (I LOVE one pot meals) and is super delicious. I was wondering if subbing the leek for onion would work? I have those all the time and it would be easier to use it. Will definitely make this again! (Also quick shoutout to the app designers and coders. This is by far the best cooking and recipe app I’ve used. The step by step instructions with photos and built in timers and AMAZING.)
Loved this recipe!! It came together super quickly with simple ingredients. I served it with some crusty sundried tomato bread from our local bakery. I couldn’t find vegan cream so swapped for a big scoop of plain unsweetened yogurt and it worked perfectly. Definitely adding to the regular rotation of weeknight meals!
Love this!
Fantastic easy to prep dish with tons of flavor. My 1.5 year old ate it up and asked for more. Will definitely be making again!
One of my recent favourites! So easy to make and great flavour and nutrition profile!
I subbed the soup cream for oat yoghurt and it worked out quite well, they don’t sell soy cream where I live.
Wow! Today I asked ChatGPT to randomly suggest a recipe from your website, and it was this one, haha... I could not resist writing a comment! Although a bit on the pricy side in my area, it turned out even better than I expected! Amazing - thanks!
Easy meal to make, taste great!!
I liked how easy it was to cook. You can also easy switch up and make it your own. Love one pot recipes. The kitchen smelled nice because of the dried herbs. The taste is delicious and I have a feeling it's really nourishing. Will cook it again and again.
I didn't have leeks, so I swapped for a bunch of green onion instead. I also didn't have butter beans, so I used white navy beans. I ALSO didn't have spinach on hand but decided to make the recipe anyway.
Make. The. Recipe. Anyway. It's THAT good.
I’ve run out of different ways to say ‘delicious’ on this app, so let me just say
It was delicious
I made this and today and it is just heavenly delicious and absolute comfort food.
I was just wondering if anyone tried for cooking time with dired white beans yet since we have those at home far more often.
I'm starting to feel like a broken record when rating these recipes, because once again this one is outstanding. It's Tuscan chicken pasta-esque in flavor, obviously without the chicken or the pasta.
I've never used butter beans dried or canned, but we've been missing out, they're great! I will say, we found we needed to add a fair amount of salt, we think because we made our beans from dried and didn't use salt in our initial preparation.
Again, we've never made or even used them before, I only bring this up for anyone else who isn't used to prepping dry beans or whose local markets also don't sell butter beans/only carry the small green limas in cans; this is the only recipe we've tried where we've found it to be a bit bland when following the recipe and also the only recipe we've made using beans that weren't canned simply because our local markets don't sell them. This might be VERY obvious to others, but to us bean cooking novices we were surprised that for once we needed to add more salt than was recommended, we're learning! Once we seasoned to our taste it was perfection! My husband commented that he's noticed that the recipes we've tried from this app are very filling, with just a few exceptions. This one is super hearty and we found the allotted portions were actually on the large side for our family of normally big eaters.
This recipe is sooo delicious and very fast and easy to make . Thyme and rosemary is a great match. The sun dried tomato adds umami … dare I say , like bacon would.
OMG… I can’t believe how ridiculously easy and quick it was to put together this dish and how much flavour it delivers for such a small effort. You did it again, PUL! Thanks!
Have made it 4 times till now and it's so satisfying. I do prefer substituting the spinach for kale for an extra herbal bite! Usually make about twice the recipe for leftovers
No complaints at dinner! This was a satisfying and comforting meal. No adjustments are needed here.
PUL uve done it again. No words. This dish is simple and delicious. I added dry chillies for some spiciness but alone it is an absolute show stopper.
Such a comforting and quick, easy meal ! I love the taste of the dried tomatoes in here, it pairs really well with the rest. I will definitely be making this again !!
An amazing recipe, can easily be multiplied for more servings. For more variation I swapped 2/3 of the buttered beans for kidney and other beans and it was still very delicious even the next day! ☺️
I’ve been watching the channel forever but this is the first recipe I attempted. I’m happy to say that it was a HUGE success! The flavors blended so well together. It’s nice to have leftovers that actually get eaten!
My partner called me Leek Queen, so I guess this recipe was a success 😂 It also gave me opportunity to use up all the white beans cans I had in the pantry for a long time. Thanks for the inspiration 🙏🏽
This was so good. It’s amazing by itself but I served it over rice
I am not a fan of Lima beans. Will this work with another white bean?
Lovely recipe and so easy to make. Definitely a new favourite!
This was amazing, didn't have fresh spinach but used frozen instead which worked great and subbed vinegar for lemon juice 😊
This is so good! Incredibly delicious!
I use coconut cream, decrease the amount of bullion cubes and add some pasta to it for my 7 month old! He loves it!
Big hit at home. My visiting meat-eating parents loved it too! I added a bit of mangold to the spinach step which blended in really well.
Thank you for another great recipe.
Everyone liked it
Loved this easy and delicious meal! This made me rediscover leek and I think I will use it a lot more often in my meals from now on. Thank you so much!
This recipe is so deliciously simple and takes no time to put together. Thank you for this wonderful app, which is helping me to become plant-based.
Really quick and easy and delicious! I didn’t have all ingredients and subbed a few but it still came out great. I’d never had butter beans before and I am now a fan!
- half a yellow onion instead of a leek
-4 cloves garlic
-chicken bullion cube
-heavy cream
-lime
Will definitely make again!
This was seriously delicious. Butter beans are a new favorite and this has me addicted to sun dried tomatoes now
Such a great recipe!
Mein erstes Gericht von der App… so lecker!!! Schnell zubereitet und trotzdem besonders 👌🏻
I not usually a big fan of beans and this is the first time I’m trying Lima beans. I had to sub the cooking cream for coconut cream because that’s what I have and what I can find in my local grocery store and I also subbed the white vinegar for apple cider vinegar because that’s what I had on hand. I have to say, this is as good as the picture looked. I thought the coconut cream might over power the other ingredients but I couldn’t taste the coconut at all! It was creamy with just the right amount of acidity and the flavours of the sun dried tomatoes just added another layer of tartness to it but not as tomatoes as a tomato paste would’ve. I’ll totally make this again for a weekly meal rotation in the future! Thanks for the wonderful recipe pick up limes team! ❤️
I made this dish last night and it was GORGEOUS 😍
I love butter beans and I love sundried tomatoes. Paired with a creamy sauce, it's irresistible!
We don't have soy cream or vegan imitations of regular ingredients where I live so I made this dish with DIY cashew milk. Cashew milk thickened as I heated it and it gave this nice consistency without flour or cream.
Really enjoyed this dish! Added a little bit more flour to thicken the stew a bit more!
So easy and so good.
Easy to make. It tastes so good. I think it would be perfect for a cold winter’s night dinner but enjoyable at any other time too!! Definitely will make again!
Delicious recipe, and nice to have something with sundried tomatoes that isn’t always with orzo!
Very tasty dish. 🥰🥰 will certainly make this again
This turned out better than what I had expected and I was already expecting a lot from the dish! Added in some red onion and mushrooms that I needed to use and topped with chili onion oil. 100% will be making again!
I was a bit short on the ingredients so I used zucchini instead of spinach (added with tomatoes), coconut milk instead of cooking cream and apple cider vinegar instead of white wine one. It turned out delicious, I can't wait to try it out with original ingredients next time!
It's so delicious! 🤤 It's super easy to make, and it tastes really good 👌🏼
I made with without the cream, but it still tasted amazing🥰
Yum
Absolutely loved this! Took 5 min to make🥰 I topped it up with chili and the super seed mix, great taste!
Absolutely delicious!
Amazing taste! I made it a bit spicier to my taste but it’s sooo silky and nourishing and comforting! Wowie! Thank you Pick up limes team ❤️
It's delicious and comes together in such a short time with minimum cleanup!
Looks so good!
Amazing!! So easy and delicious
Omg...this is soooo good! I have never ever commented on a recipe but this time I had to.
When I made it, my daughter had already eaten dinner and I told her she had to absolutely try it. She is 16 and not always easy to please. She loved it!!
I have been following you for quite a long time and I truly appreciate your recipes and the knowledge you shares with us through your Youtube channel.
Much love to the Pick Up Limes family from an Italian living in the USA!
I just love the recipes, the sweet potato chilli and leek and Butterbean soup are my favourites!!!!
Love it! Minus the chopping time, it's too easy
Omg.. I’m eating this for dinner right now and I had to stop and give this five stars! Not only it was so quick and easy for a sloth like me.. this was packed.. and I mean PACKED with flavors *chef kiss*
I’m definitely making this so often especially on a busy work night. Thank you PUL team ❤️
Who knew butter beans could be so tasty! Really loved this recipe and it was a super quick meal which is fab too. Will definitely make it again!
Loved it! Used lima beans and soy milk instead and turned out great! Also love how easy it is to follow the directions. Thank you!
I made this for a girls’ night in and it was such a hit! It’s super velvety and has such layered flavors. And it all comes together very easily and quickly. I made the PUL Cheesecake Dip for dessert (guess I’ve been on a butter bean kick🤷♀️) These particular friends are considering going plant-based, in fact, and these dishes made a big impression! Great gateway dishes. Thank you, Sadia and PUL - - Ya done it again!
This is delicious! I think it would also be nice with white wine instead of white wine vinegar. Will make again for sure- thank you!
Loved it. Super easy to make and the sauce was perfect in terms of creaminess and taste!
Such a flavorful dish! Thank you!
Soo good! Tasty and filling ☺️
Sooo incredibly delicious! I used apple cider vinegar instead, and it was awesome 😊 made it 3 times already, and my fiancé already asked if we should make it again 🤭
Thank you so much for the inspiration, PUL team!
Delicious, loved the sauce!
So yummy and quick to make!! I did white vinegar instead and it tasted a little too sour for me but added some maple syrup to offset that and it was delicious! Thank you!!
Yummy!!!
One of my new favourite recipes on the App 😋
I've made this dish two weeks in a row, and once again we have a meal my whole family loves! It's creamy goodness is just so delicious to scoop up with loads of garlic bread. And it really is quick and easy to make.
So easy and so good! It looks exactly like the pictures :)
This is absolutely delicious!! We had a couple cooked and cut up beyond Italian sausages that we needed to use so we threw them in with the beans and it was great!
I couldn’t find soy cream, so I used soy milk with a tablespoon corn starch whisked in, and it was delicious! Even the carnivore husband and sullen teenager approved.
So easy and tasty ! Even perfect for our 9m old baby
Love this recipe! I’ve never cooked leek before and now it’s my new favorite vegetable to work with because of this recipe (:
Absolutely delicious! I added mushrooms and kale, and some lemon zest towards the end as well.
Easy peasy! Yummy!
This dish comes together very quickly - love the sun-dried tomato in this. I would say the dish reminded me more of a cream of spinach then a bean stew but it was delicious regardless of what it is called. We enjoyed it with some herb crackers.
For such a simple dish this packs a major flavour punch. I’ve made it with the white wine vinegar and with lemon juice and find the lemon juice far superior. At the moment we are making this dish every week and doubling up to have leftovers for lunch the next day. 10/10
I love butter beans but for some reason rarely use them. I couldn't wait to try this and it was delish. Plus, while at the store I couldn't remember how many cups I'd need, saved by the app!
Absolutely loved this one! Super simple and quick and oh so yummy 👌 thank you for another goodie 🙌 will definitely be making this again soon!
Not sure I would call it a stew but it was delicious piled on top of crusty bread. Subbed out coconut cream and lemon juice and it was delicious.
Delicious and so quick to make on a work night!
First time trying this recipe. I used great northern beans as could not find butter beans. Made some cashew cream as did not have soy cooking cream. Used fresh herbs instead. It was really delicious. Thank you for the inspiration. It is on the favorite list.
Delicious! I have to do this recipe every day ❤️
I love it when my daughter cannot see the difference in the end between your "outcome photo" and what I serve 😍
So delicious, warming and packed with nutrients!
I even added a bit of kale on top of the spinach ✨
Thanks for always sharing those wonderful recipes, Sadia!
Made it exactly as written. Absolutely savory and delicious.
This was amazing! Quick and easy to make. I made the Naan to go with it. So good!
So amazing! The taste is addictively great and I am already planning to try it out with different things instead of beans… Orzo, macaroni, tofu bean curd… what a great taste.
Very tasty, it’s so nice to eat healthy, nutritious and delicious!!!! 🤤
I couldn’t find soy cream in the local store, so I put some cannellini beans in the food processor with lemon juice mixed well then added to the pot. It turned out great! Definitely going on the regular rotation.
Easy and fast to make.
Sweet!
I'm not really a bean lover but this dish changed my mind! Amazing!
Tangy, creamy, aromatic and easy to make. Excellent for lazy winter days!
This stew is delicious and a perfect winter dish!
This stew is soo delicious and warming for the soul! I strongly recommend trying this recipe
Flavourful!
Super creamy and balance of flavours. The consistency of the beans is great and the sundried tomatoes give it that extra flavour, while the leeks make it a bit sweeter. Will definitely make it again!
This is absolutely delicious and so easy and quick to make. An absolute banger for mid week meals. I used frozen spinach (which defrosted in some hot water while I was getting everything else ready) for ease and I can’t wait to make it again. ☺️
Delicious meal and very easy to make!
Super easy to make! Such a cozy and comfort meal this winter!
Really tasty ✨🫶🏻
This is my new comfort food, I ate it with baked potato, sooo good 🧡😭
We made this last night and it was delicious. Two slight changes because of lack of availability to butter beans and dried rosemary. (I know!) I used Royal Corona beans which I cooked. They are meaty and creamy. Fresh rosemary instead of dried and a citrus champagne vinegar (didn't have plain white wine vinegar) which gave a nice vibrancy. The substitutions were not true changes to the recipe. This is one more PUL recipe that was easy to follow and yielded a delicious meal.
Amazing 😍 and so easy to make
Very nice and simple to make!
I’ve remade this twice now! I substituted the seasoning with Harissa spice and Zataar and its absolutely delicious!!
This is really really tasty! Added some mushrooms and mock mince for crush, 100% recommend giving this a try!
So delicious and comforting. Had this with some garlic bread when it was -7°c outside 🍲
Makkelijke recepten, winters stevig van smaak -dat is fijn- en smeuïg comfortfood. Vond 't het lekker en handig.
Delicious! Very comforting. Sundried tomatoes aren't readily available in the Caribbean so I tried some canned fired roasted tomatoes and it tasted great.
We absolutely loved it! It's easy enough for a week night, and super delicious with some toasted bread.
I used frozen spinach and it worked well, just added it a bit sooner in the process, with the water, to allow to thaw.
My 9 year olds devoured it. That’s a big win! The recipe came together very quickly with ingredients I had in the pantry.
Excellent! Warm, filling, and delicious.
Hey, PUL Team 👋👋👋
Someone already asked, but I would really like to know if this would freeze fine. I know you normally label "freezer-friendly" recipes as such, and I am wondering what ingredient(s) prevent(s) this dish from being one of those.
Thanks in advance for your reply,
Karmen
This dish is SO delicious. It came together in no time and is perfect for a chilly evening. It's especially good with the bread as suggested. I think this will become a go to for me for a quick weeknight dinner
Does this freeze okay? Would it be all right to use frozen spinach instead of fresh?
It’s a perfect combination of sourness and umami. Along with toasted bread makes a delicious meal!
Love the flavours of this meal!
Hearty meal. Great for cold winter or autumn dinners. Recommended! ♥️
So creamy and tasty! I also added some mushrooms before adding the beans.
If you like stew you will love it!
Im eating it now and couldn’t wait to post about how much I love it. The creaminess mixed with the salty sundried tomatoes makes eating these beans truly a pleasure. The PUL team has done it again!
This was really easy and really yummy! I had made a loaf of bread and was looking for a dish to have it with and this was perfect. I wouldn't change a thing!
New to this app, this was the first meal my daughter and I tried and it did not disappoint! Very flavorful, very filling and so easy to make definitely going down as one of our favorites
Made it tonight. What a delicious and comforting meal! Loved it :)
Is the bread counted in the nutrition values?
Filling
I made this last night and it was delicious, and it is still delicious when reheated the next day!
Love this! So quick and easy! I made this after going for a run to have something substantial and it hit the spot! Love that so many of the ingredients can be kept in the pantry too. I'd be making this one often for sure!
Just made this and it could not have been easier or more delicious! A great meal for the whole family without a single complaint from the kids. Will definitely be making this again!
I made this for dinner and it was delicious and SOOO quick!! 😛 two substitutions 1) used a red onion instead of a leek, 2) Italian seasoning instead of just the two herbs included in the recipe.
The entire meal took me about 15 minutes to throw together. Definitely making this again!!
Absolutely delish! Perfect on a cold day.
Easy to make and very delicious!