A simple recipe full of flavor.
Don’t let the name fool you, while beans on toast might not inspire a lot of excitement, the recipe if packed with great flavors. The roasted garlic, seasoned beans, tomatoes, along with fresh basil and onion make for a simple, flavorful, and fast weeknight dinner.
Time You Need
- ~5 minutes prep
- 20-25 minutes Cooking
- Yields: 3-5 servings
What You Need
- 1 can of cannellini beans or garbanzo beans, drained and dried
- ½ yellow onion, diced
- 1 can of diced tomatoes, drained or 8-10 fresh diced grape tomato
- ½ cup of chicken broth
- Black pepper, to taste
- Salt, to taste
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil (plus extra for toast)
- 6-8 cloves of garlic
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 3-4 leaves of freshly chopped basil
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 3-5 large slices of rustic bread
What You Do
- Add garlic cloves to a small pan and place it on the top rack of the oven. Turn the broiler on high and broil garlic for about 8-10 minutes until it starts to brown.
- During that time, heat one tbsp of olive oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Then add diced onion. Cook for about five minutes.
- Then add in the beans, diced tomatoes, broth, tomato paste, garlic powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir ingredients together and bring to a slight boil, then reduce heat to a simmer.
- Cook for about 10 minutes, covered.
- Once the garlic is done, remove from the oven and let cool. Then place a tbsp of butter, a tbsp olive oil, and roasted garlic in a food processor.
- Remove the lid from the pot of beans and co, and mix in garlic butter.
- Then, take a fork and begin to lightly mash beans, leaving some whole. The goal is to create a semi-sauce, paste-like mixture. If the mixture is still too dry, stir in a splash of broth and let simmer for about 2-3 more minutes before removing from heat.
- Take a small amount of olive oil and brush the slices of bread. Season with a dash of salt, pepper, and garlic powder, and chopped basil.
- Toast the bread until golden brown. Then top with the bean mixture. Season with additional salt and pepper if desired.
- Enjoy!