Description
These Vegan Butter Beans (with Tomato and Pesto) are a quick, comforting skillet meal packed with flavor. Creamy butter beans simmer with garlic, olive oil, and juicy cherry tomatoes before being finished with vibrant vegan pesto and fresh basil. Ready in about 20 minutes, this easy plant-based recipe is perfect for busy weeknights and delicious served with toasted bread, pasta, rice, or quinoa.
Ingredients
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups butter beans (2 cans, drained and rinsed)
¼ cup vegan pesto or fresh chopped basil
Optional for serving
Toasted baguette slices
Fresh basil leaves
Fresh cracked black pepper
Extra drizzle of olive oil
Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and cook gently until fragrant, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Add the halved cherry tomatoes and sprinkle with salt. Cook over medium-low heat until the tomatoes soften and begin to wrinkle, releasing their juices.
Drain and rinse the butter beans, then add them to the skillet with the tomatoes. Stir gently to combine.
Let the mixture simmer for 1–2 minutes until the beans are warmed through and coated in the garlicky tomato sauce.
Drizzle the vegan pesto over the beans or sprinkle with fresh chopped basil. Stir lightly to combine.
Serve warm with toasted baguette slices, over pasta, rice, or quinoa.
Notes
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and cook gently until fragrant, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Add the halved cherry tomatoes and sprinkle with salt. Cook over medium-low heat until the tomatoes soften and begin to wrinkle, releasing their juices.
Drain and rinse the butter beans, then add them to the skillet with the tomatoes. Stir gently to combine.
Let the mixture simmer for 1–2 minutes until the beans are warmed through and coated in the garlicky tomato sauce.
Drizzle the vegan pesto over the beans or sprinkle with fresh chopped basil. Stir lightly to combine.
Serve warm with toasted baguette slices, over pasta, rice, or quinoa.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mediterranean / Italian-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 420 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 9 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg