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Creamy Lemon-Garlic Butter Beans

Featuring a luscious lemon garlic sauce flecked with spinach, these butter beans will be a hit at your dinner table any day of the week.

Original recipe: delish.com

Yield:
4 servings
Prep:
10 min
Cook:
0 sec
Total:
25 min
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Ingredients

  1. 2 (14.5-oz.) cans butter beans
  2. 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
  3. 1 shallot, finely chopped
  4. 1 tsp. (or more) kosher salt, divided
  5. 6 garlic cloves, minced
  6. 1/4 c. heavy cream
  7. 1/4 c. (or more) water
  8. 1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest
  9. 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  10. 3 oz. fresh spinach (about 3 cups)
  11. 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Set a colander or fine-mesh sieve over a large bowl. Pour butter beans from can into colander, letting juices drain into bowl. Set beans and bean juice aside.
  2. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add shallot and 1/2 tsp. salt and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
  3. Add cream, water, lemon zest, lemon juice, 1/2 tsp. salt, reserved beans, and 1/4 cup bean juice to pan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced by half, 4 to 5 minutes.
  4. Fold in spinach and cook, stirring frequently, until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes; season with pepper. If sauce is too thick, add 1 to 2 Tbsp. water to reach desired consistency; season with more salt, if needed.