Dinner

Gigantes (Giant Beans) is for Dinner.

Gigantes (Giant Beans) takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Gigantes (Giant Beans) takes 75 minutes to cook.

Gigantes (Giant Beans) makes 2 servings.

The ingredients for Gigantes (Giant Beans) are:

600g tinned butter beans
400g tinned (or fresh) tomatoes
1.5 tbsp olive oil
Half a medium red (Spanish) onion
1 clove of garlic
1 tbsp of tomato puree (tomato paste)
0.5 tsp brown sugar (if desired)
0.5 tsp oregano
1 tbsp parsley (preferably fresh though)

(Note that if you choose to use dried butter beans, you'll need 400g dried weight, plus you'll need to soak them overnight and cook them before starting the rest of the dish).

Here is how you make Gigantes (Giant Beans):

Heat oven to about 170 degrees C (Gas Mark 4). Fry off the onion and garlic in the olive oil over a medium heat until softening but not brown. Add all the other ingredients and simmer for a couple of minutes. Add the beans, stir well and pour into an ovenproof dish. Bake for an hour, uncovered and without stirring. The sauce should have thickened. Remove from oven, allow to cool, add some fresh parsley and a drizzle of olive oil and serve. Serving Size: Makes 2 generous servings. Note you need extra time for it to cool after the 75 mins cooking time. Number of Servings: 2Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EMSR2D2.

The nutritional information for Gigantes (Giant Beans) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 2
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 416.1

• Total Fat: 12.3 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 41.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 55.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
• Protein: 21.3 g

The dietary needs meet for Gigantes (Giant Beans) is Vegan