Marry me butter bean pasta recipe

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Marry me butter bean pasta recipe

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Give the viral ‘marry me’ trend a plant-based twist with this creamy butter bean pasta recipe. Blended butter beans create a rich, velvety sauce with sundried tomatoes, garlic and chilli for an easy, satisfying dinner that's big on flavour and budget-friendly too.
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Give the viral ‘marry me’ trend a plant-based twist with this creamy butter bean pasta recipe. Blended butter beans create a rich, velvety sauce with sundried tomatoes, garlic and chilli for an easy, satisfying dinner that's big on flavour and budget-friendly too.
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Olivia Ferguson – M&S Recipes Team
Olivia has been creating recipes and food content for M&S since 2019. As a busy parent, she develops quick, achievable recipes that fit around family life.

25MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
320 g
M&S Remarksable Value penne pasta
1
M&S Remarksable Value brown onion, finely chopped
4
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, crushed
1/2 tsp
chilli flakes
100 g
M&S sundried tomatoes, sliced
1
M&S Remarksable Value vegetable stock pot
500 ml
water, boiled
2 jars
(430 g each)
M&S butter beans in water, drained
60 g
M&S baby spinach
1/2
M&S Remarksable Value lemon, juice only
1 handful
M&S fresh basil, leaves picked

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
637kcal
Fat
2.9 g
Saturates
0.5 g
Sugars
14.2 g
Salt
620.2 mg
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Olivia has been creating recipes and food content for M&S since 2019. As a busy parent, she develops quick, achievable recipes that fit around family life.

Author's notes

Reserve a mug of pasta cooking water before draining. A splash stirred through the sauce will help it cling to the pasta and create a silky finish.

Method

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step 1
Bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the pasta (320 g) for 10 minutes. Reserving some of the pasta water before draining.
step 2
Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan. Cook the onion (1) for 8-10 minutes, until softened.
step 3
Add the garlic (4), chilli flakes (1/2 tsp) and sundried tomatoes (100 g) to the frying pan and cook for 1 minute.
step 4
Dissolve the vegetable stock (1) in boiling water (500 ml) then add the drained butter beans (2 jars) and stock to the pan. Simmer for 5 minutes.
step 5
Transfer about half the mixture to a blender and blend until smooth. Return to the pan and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
step 6
Stir in the spinach (60 g) and cook until wilted. Add the lemon juice (1/2) and season well.
step 7
Add the pasta and toss together, loosening with a splash of pasta water if needed. Scatter over the basil (1 handful) and finish with a drizzle of olive oil to serve.
step 7 Add the pasta and toss together, loosening with a splash of pasta water if needed. Scatter over the basil (1 handful) and finish with a drizzle of olive oil to serve.

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