Butter bean shakshuka recipe

Name: Butter bean shakshuka
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1½ tbsp vegetable oil; 1 red onion, diced; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 10g fresh flat-leaf parsley, stalks chopped, leaves torn; 2 courgettes, trimmed and chopped; 2 spring onions, whites chopped, greens sliced; 570g jar queen butter beans (or 2 x 400g tins regular butter beans), drained and rinsed; 200g baby spinach; 60g reduced-fat salad cheese; 4 large eggs; 15g butter; small pinch crushed chillies; crusty bread, for dipping (optional)

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

This simple shakshuka, made with butter beans and green veg, makes a healthy brunch or lunch that's high in protein and 2 of your 5-a-day! Serve with some crusty bread to dip into those gorgeous golden yolks.

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Serves 4
Takes 35 mins
334 calories / serving

Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Healthy

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Tesco Pure Vegetable Oil 1L
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1½ tbsp vegetable oil
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Tesco Red Onions Loose
1 red onion, diced
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Tesco Garlic 4 Pack
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2 garlic cloves, crushed
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Tesco Smoked Paprika 48G
2 tsp smoked paprika
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Tesco Fresh Cut Flat Leaf Parsley 30G
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10g fresh flat-leaf parsley, stalks chopped, leaves torn
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Tesco Courgettes Loose
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2 courgettes, trimmed and chopped
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2 spring onions, whites chopped, greens sliced
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Bold Bean Co Queen Butter Beans 570g
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570g jar queen butter beans (or 2 x 400g tins regular butter beans), drained and rinsed
£3.25
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Tesco Baby Spinach 250G
200g baby spinach
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Tranos Greek Feta 200G
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60g reduced-fat salad cheese
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Tesco Large Free Range Eggs 6 Pack
4 large eggs
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£0.35/each
Tesco British Unsalted Butter 250G
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15g butter
£1.85
£7.40/kg
Tesco Crushed Chillies 28G
small pinch crushed chillies
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Tesco Finest White Sourdough Loaf 400g
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crusty bread, for dipping (optional)

Method

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a lidded frying pan over a medium heat. Cook the onion for 10 mins, stirring often, adding the garlic, 1 tsp smoked paprika and the parsley stalks for the last 1 min. Add the remaining oil, the courgettes, spring onion whites and a pinch of salt. Increase the heat to mediumhigh and fry for 10 mins, stirring occasionally, until the courgettes are turning golden.
Stir in the butter beans and spinach, then cover and cook for 2 mins. Mix well to wilt the spinach, crumble over the cheese, then make 4 wells in the mixture and crack in the eggs. Cover and cook over a medium heat for 6-8 mins until the egg whites are set but the yolks are still runny (or until cooked to your liking).
Meanwhile, melt the butter in the microwave. Mix in the crushed chillies, a pinch of salt and the remaining 1 tsp smoked paprika. Scatter the spring onion greens and parsley leaves over the eggs, then drizzle over the spiced butter. Serve with crusty bread, if you like.