Smoky Baked Butter Beans

A delicious alternative to baked beans! These Spanish Baked Beans give your savoury vegan breakfast that special something.

Whilst I totally love Heinz beans, I also love making my own baked beans at home. This Smoky Baked Beans Recipe is Spanish-inspired with a hearty and smoky flavour for simple, tasty and fuss-free mornings. It's wonderfully filling, but super healthy and a nice twist on the baked beans we're used to having. These smoky beans are easily one of my favourite savoury vegan recipes to make for breakfast. 

Ingredients

• Bay leaves
• Butter beans
• Garlic
• Yellow onion
• Tinned chopped tomatoes
• Spinach
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Smoked paprika powder
• Sea salt & black pepper to taste

Instructions

Not only is this is a super easy meal to make, but it's super tasty and really healthy too! 

Firstly, you'll want to heat a splash of olive oil in a pan before adding your chopped onion. Whilst the onion is frying, stir continuously for 3-5 minutes until soft then add the crushed garlic, bay leaves and paprika into the pan and fry for another minute.

Next, drain your butter beans and pour them into the pan with everything else - and the chopped tomatoes. Allow the mixture to simmer for 15 minutes on low heat before adding the spinach and allowing it to wilt. 

Next, simply add salt and pepper until you're happy with the taste and enjoy! See, I told you it was easy 😉

This recipe is:

• 100% vegan
• healthy 
• alternative to baked beans
• easy to make gluten-free
• simply delicious
• easy to make
• egg-free
• dairy-free

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Smoky Baked Butter Beans

Romy

A delicious alternative to baked beans! These Smoky Spanish Baked Beans give your savoury vegan breakfast that special something.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine British

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

  

• 2 bay leaves
• 2 400- g tins butter beans drained
• 2 garlic cloves crushed
• 1 small yellow onion chopped
• 2 400- g tins chopped tomatoes
• a handful of spinach
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika powder
• sea salt & black pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Start by heating a little olive oil in a pan and add the chopped onion. Fry the onion whilst stirring continuously for 3-5 minutes until translucent. Add the crushed garlic, bay leaves and paprika into the pan and fry for another minute.
• Pour in the drained butter beans and chopped tomatoes and gently stir. Allow to simmer for 15 minutes on a low heat, then add the spinach and allow it to wilt. Season to taste with salt & pepper.
• Serve with freshly toasted bread & enjoy!

Keyword savoury vegan breakfast, smoky baked beans, spanish baked beans, vegan breakfast recipe

If you liked this recipe, then check out my other savoury vegan breakfast options - here are a few of my favourites:

• Easy Vegan Shakshuka Recipe (No Tofu)
• Vegan Egg McMuffin Recipe
• Best Vegan Bacon Recipe | Rice Paper Bacon
• Vegan Scrambled Eggs (No Tofu)