Name: Creamy butter bean spaghetti
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 5 large tomatoes tops trimmed; 1 onion finely chopped; 4 garlic cloves crushed; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 350g wholemeal spaghetti; 1 tbsp dried Italian herbs; 400g can butter beans drained; 75g grated mozzarella; 80g baby spinach; 50g soft cheese

Creamy butter bean spaghetti

Rustle up this hearty tomato & butter bean pasta dish for dinner. Canned beans offer a thrifty way to introduce more protein and fibre into your diet and add a comforting creaminess

40 min total 20 min prep 20 min cook 4 532 cal

Instructions

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1 Heat the oil in a deep, wide frying pan over a medium heat and arrange the tomatoes around the edge, cut-side down. Add the onion, garlic and tomato purée to the middle of the pan and cook, stirring the onions and garlic occasionally, until the tomatoes have softened and their skins have loosened.
2 Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a pan of salted boiling water following pack instructions, then drain, reserving a little of the pasta water.
3 Carefully lift the skins off the tomatoes and gently mash with a fork or the back of your wooden spoon (discard the skins). Stir in the herbs, butter beans, mozzarella, spinach, soft cheese and a little seasoning until the spinach has wilted. Add in a little of the pasta water to loosen the sauce, if needed. Stir in the cooked pasta and serve.