Day 115.
I received Speckled Butterbeans in my CSA box this week. Which, I’ll admit, I’ve never even heard of. So, I thought I’d make a tomato and butterbean ragout just sort of on-the-fly for Vegan Monday. I ended up with a tomatoey, almost pasta saucey meal. I dig it.
Also, be sure to check out last week’s recipe Palak Paneer Tofu, which is featured today at MeatlessMonday.com.
Butterbean Ragout
Ingredients
2 C speckled butter beans, raw
Directions
Brown onions and garlic in olive oil. Add tomatoes, rotel, tomato paste and butterbeans. Add a bit of water, if necessary, to fully cover and cook your beans. Season to taste. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes or until beans are cooked through.
Serve over rice or pasta if desired.
The Results
Wow. Seriously delicious. Nice and spicy and super filling. Bonus: ridiculously cheap to make. A definite repeat for a quick and inexpensive family meal.
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Kristi is a former newspaper reporter and editor who is now a vegetarian mom, married to a meat-eating dad and parenting two undecided kids. Join the family on our journey creating whole foods recipes to suit our blended-eater lifestyle. 
I can't find the linky. Maybe it's not up yet?
Oh, speckled butter beans sound so good! This is a great ragout! Thanks for sharing my roasted veggie salad =) I'm bringing my Sourdough Bagels this week, but don't see the linky, so I'm going to leave it here in case I forget to check back later. Thanks so much for hosting =) <a rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> <a href="http://;http://www.girlichef.com/2011/04/chewy-amazing-addicting-100-sourdough.html” target=”_blank”>;http://www.girlichef.com/2011/04/chewy-amazing-addicting-100-sourdough.html
Oh my, now that look so yum-my! Love it.
Woops! Technical issues there all. Sorry about that…one missing < and the whole thing goes haywire! It's up now.
PS: @girlichef…I already starred those bagels in my greader. They look super yummy. And thanks all for the "yum"s.
Mmm … I adore speckled butter beans and your ragout sounds delicious. So does the roasted vegetable salad. Okay … my mouth is watering big time! Thanks for sharing!
i always love seeing what you're cookin' up, kristi! this ragout looks absolutely delicious!!thanks so much for linking up to magia mondays!-kristinhttp://delightfullydowling.blogspot.com
Saw this on Make a Food-e-Friend. Had to stop by b/c I love butterbeans! (I also dig ro-tel.)
Thanks for these recipes you make my day with these delicious alternatives.
Looks so good, I have been a veggie for almost 5 years and I can say that I dont miss meat at all.