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Creamy Butter Beans with Mushrooms

Creamy Butter Beans and Mushrooms

Delicious creamy butter beans with mushrooms, ready in just 18 minutes.
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner Recipes
Cuisine: Vegan
Calories: 250

Ingredients
  

Cooking Ingredients
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 8 oz baby bella mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/2 large onion, halved and sliced thin
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3/4 cup cashew cream
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tsp bouillon (vegan, no-chicken preferred)
  • 1-2 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce or liquid aminos
  • 1 tsp herbs de Provence
  • 6 oz fresh baby spinach
  • 1 can butter beans (unseasoned), drained
  • salt to taste
  • vegan parmesan Optional
  • fresh parsley Optional

Equipment

  • medium pan

Method
 

Cooking Steps
  1. In a medium pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat and then add mushrooms. Saut? for 5 minutes, stirring as they release their water and brown. Remove and set aside but don't clean out the pan.
  2. Add some more olive oil and saut? the onion for 2 minutes until beginning to soften. Add garlic and saut? 2 minutes more.
  3. Add the cashew cream, water, bouillon, soy sauce, and herbs de Provence, and stir. Then add in spinach and cook down until spinach is reduced in size and wilted into the sauce.
  4. Add drained butter beans to the pan and gently stir. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed and let simmer on medium-low heat for 2 minutes.
  5. Finally, add the mushrooms back in and top with more herbs de Provence and optional vegan parmesan and fresh parsley. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes!

Nutrition

Serving: 4servingsCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 10gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 300mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 10gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 3mg

Notes

Feel free to customize this dish by swapping butter beans for chickpeas or using almond milk instead of cashew cream. Add a splash of lemon juice for brightness, or toss in some roasted red peppers for added sweetness.

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