Butter Beans Recipe

A bowl of cooked butter beans dish garnished with parsley, surrounded by sliced bread, lemon wedges, chopped herbs, a pot of beans, and spoons on a table with a blue and white towel.

5 from 5 votes

Creamy Southern Butter Beans Recipe is cozy, budget-friendly, and makes the perfect side dish. Tender butter beans simmered with onion, garlic, and other spices and ready in 20 minutes.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Carrie Barnard

Cost: $5.32, $1.33 per Servings

Ingredients

1 Tablespoons Olive Oil
½ Onion finely diced
4 cloves Garlic minced or 1 Tablespoon pre-minced Garlic
½ teaspoon Italian Seasoning
¼ teaspoon Paprika
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
¼ teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes optional
2 cans Butter Beans drained and rinsed (15 ounces each)
1 ½ cups Chicken Broth
1 Lemon juiced
2 Tablespoons Chopped Parsley optional, for topping

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
Add the onion and sauté for 5–7 minutes, until softened.
Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes, if using. Cook for approximately 1 minute, until fragrant.
Stir in the butter beans and chicken broth.
Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 8–12 minutes, until the beans are heated through and the sauce begins to thicken.
Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice.
Serve warm and top with chopped parsley, if desired.

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Notes

Vegetable both can be used instead of chicken broth.

Refrigerate any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

You can use another canned white beans instead of butter beans in this recipe if you prefer. Navy Beans, Cannellini Beans and Great Northern beans are great substitution options.

This recipe does have a slight kick. If you are sensitive to spice, then I recommend not using the red pepper flakes.

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