Greek Braised Beans

Our Greek braised beans have a delicious broth with garlic, and cherry tomatoes. Serve the beans with crumbled feta and crusty bread for a cozy, rustic meal or as part of a fantastic Greek meze feast.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek

Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Soaking time (for dry beans only) 12

Servings

Calories 285kcal

Author by Jenny Skrapaliori Graves

Ingredients

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
⅔ cup onions diced
2 garlic cloves minced
⅔ cup carrots cut in coins
20 cherry tomatoes sliced
3 cans butter beans or 1¼ cups dried butter beans soaked overnight and drained
2 cups broth can be chicken or vegetable
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon fresh parsley roughly chopped
sea salt
freshly ground pepper

Serving

½ cup feta crumbled
fresh parsley roughly chopped
chili flakes optional

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute the carrots with the onions and garlic for 3-4 minutes, until the onions are fragrant.
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil ⅔ cup carrots ⅔ cup onions
Add the tomatoes, butter beans, sea salt, pepper, and about two cups of water, and cook on high heat for 20-25 minutes until they have developed a nice brothy sauce.
20 cherry tomatoes 3 cans butter beans 2 cups broth sea salt freshly ground pepper
Add the lemon juice, zest and fresh parsley, mix and remove from the heat.
¼ cup fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon lemon zest 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
Divide among the plates and scatter the parsley, and crubled feta cheese.
½ cup feta fresh parsley

Notes

The nutritional analysis is only an estimate based on available ingredients and the recipe’s preparation.

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