Butter Beans Puttanesca

Butter beans puttanesca combines the briny deliciousness of the famous puttanesca sauce with creamy butter beans for a punch of flavour.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Spanish

Keyword: butter beans puttanesca

Servings: people

2 tbsp This is an affiliate link.olive oil
4 cloves garlic minced
3-4 anchovies packed in oil
400g / 14 oz This is an affiliate link.canned chopped tomatoes or crushed tomatoes (good quality)
2 tbsp capers
80g / 1/3 cup kalamata olives pitted
400g / 14 oz This is an affiliate link.butter beans canned or jarred with their liquid
Salt to taste
1 tbsp chopped parsley

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, then sauté the anchovies in olive oil over low heat while stirring and breaking them up with the wooden spoon for a minutes, they will start to turn into a paste, add garlic and continue stirring for about 30 seconds longer.
No pour in the canned chopped tomatoes, add the capers and olives with a small pinch of salt, bring to a simmer, then stir in the butter beans with their liquid and continue simmering over low heat for 15 minutes.
At the end of the cooking time the tomatoes will break down into a sauce, which will reduce in volume by a third. Taste and add more salt if needed. Serve with chopped parsley and crusty bread.