The Beanotto - Creamy Courgette

by Bold Bean Co
Star 4.3
    10m prep time
    35m total time
    Easy level
    13 ingredients

Instead of rice, we use BEANS. Starchier, white beans to be specific, as they absorb all the delicious flavours and melt in the mouth.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Heat the olive oil (with a knob of butter if you have it) in a large pan over a high heat.

Step 2

Add the diced onion and the chopped garlic and cook for 10-15 minutes until soft but not coloured.

Step 3

Increse the heat and add the white wine. Let it bubble away until little wine is left in the pan. This is your beanotto base.

Step 4

Add both the sliced and grated courgettes to the beanotto base, along with a pinch of salt and the fennel seeds. Cook for 7-8 minutes until coloured.

Step 5

Add the white beans and their stock and allow it to come to the boil. Cook for 2 minutes.

Step 6

Reduce the heat to low and stir in the creme friache, hard Italian style cheese, the basil and the parsley. Season and add the lemon juice to taste.

Step 7

Serve in bowls before topping with more Italian style hard cheese, toasted pine nuts and a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 1 tsp Fennel Seeds 1 x Sainsbury's Fennel Seed 34g
  • 1 x 570g Jar White Beans, plus their stock 1 x Bold Bean Co 570g Queen White Beans
  • 1 heaped tbsp Creme Fraiche 1 x Sainsbury's British Crème Fraîche 300ml
  • Maldon Salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
  • 2 Courgettes, half sliced into 5mm rounds and half grated 1 x Sainsbury's Courgettes 500g
  • 1 Onion, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Onions Loose
  • 10g Basil, torn 1 x Sainsbury's Basil 100g
  • 3 Cloves Of Garlic, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 10g Parsley, chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g
  • 180ml Dry White Wine, or a large glass 1 x Sainsbury's House Sauvignon Blanc White Wine (Small bottle) 18.7cl
  • 25g Italian Style Hard Cheese, Or veggie hard cheese, grated 1 x Sainsbury's Grana Padano Cheese 200g
  • 1tbsp Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
  • 1tbsp Toasted Pine Nuts 1 x Sainsbury's Pine Nuts 100g
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