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We’re taking our butter beans up a notch with this High-Protein Marry Me Butter Beans recipe! It’s creamy and delicious and packed with SO MUCH protein- you’re going to love it!
I’ve had the idea for this recipe in my head for so long and it turned out even better than I expected. I basically mashed together 2 of my viral recipes: marry me beans + my tofu pasta sauce that used silken tofu instead of cream. It’s delicious!
I also love how incredibly high-protein this is with lots of protein coming from both the beans + the tofu. Not too bad for a vegetarian dish :)
I wanted to keep this one vegan so I swapped the cream for the silken tofu and the parmesan for nutritional yeast. Super simple but absolutely delicious!
I hope you love it!
High-Protein Marry Me Butter Beans
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 15 oz block silken tofu
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast, can also swap for parmesan cheese if not vegan
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
- ¼ teaspoon oregano
- ¼ teaspoon thyme
- ⅓ cup sun-dried tomatoes chopped
- 2 cans butter beans or other white beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh herbs for serving
Instructions
- In a blender, combine HALF a can of the beans (about ⅔ cup), the silken tofu, nutritional yeast, and the broth. Blend until creamy and no chunks remain.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and add in the olive oil. Once oil is hot, add in the garlic and saute for 2 minutes or until it’s fragrant. Add the tofu mixture and stir to combine.
- Adjust the heat to medium-low, and add the butter beans to the skillet. Allow the sauce to come to a low simmer for about 3 minutes, then add in the butter, chili flakes, thyme, and oregano.
- Add the butter and sun-dried tomatoes and season to taste with salt and pepper and let the sauce simmer and thicken for a few more minutes. Serve as is or with crusty bread. Garnish with a sprinkle of fresh herbs such as basil or parsley. ENJOY!
how many ounces should the cans of butter beans be? it just says 2 cans & there are various options available
Sorry about that- I used 2 15oz cans!
I made this! Super tasty!!! I added more of the herbs, along with some grape tomatoes and spinach. So yummy, I will definitely make this again, maybe adding some tomato paste, too. Thank you!!
cannot wait to try this recipe! thoughts on using great northern beans?
and any thoughts on how this might do in a crockpot?
thanks so much for putting this together! swapping butter for something vegan and this will be the perfect thing for my gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian crew 😅
I’ve actually made a version of this recipe with great northern beans and they worked well!
This was so good! Sauteed some zucchini and garlic and deglazed with white wine before adding in the tofu mixture. Would definitely make this again!