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white beans recipe

White Beans Recipe

White beans are incredibly healthy, delicious, and loaded with protein. This vegan bean recipe is full of robust flavor and works for most types of dried bean varieties. Cooking dried beans from scratch is very easy and so worth it.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 8 hours
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 10 hours
Servings: 8
Calories: 234kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dried white beans
  • 8 cups water
  • 8 cups low sodium vegetable broth
  • ½ cup diced white onions
  • 3 diced garlic cloves
  • ½ tablespoon dried rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions

  • Sort through the dried beans and discard any that look heavily discolored or like small pebbles. Add the dried beans to a large dish and fill it with water. The water line should be about 2-3 inches above the beans. Let them soak overnight, or for 8-12 hours.
  • Pour the soaked beans into a colander and thoroughly rinse them under running water.
  • Dice the onion and garlic. Measure out the dried herbs, water, and vegetable broth.
  • Pour the beans in a large pot along with the water and vegetable broth. Set the heat on the stove to high. Bring the beans to a rolling boil and let them cook at this temperature for 3 minutes.
  • Turn the heat down to low and stir the beans. Add the onions, garlic, rosemary, and thyme. Stir everything together and cover the beans.
  • After one hour, check to see how tender the beans are. If the beans are not done, cover them back up and come back to check on them again every 30 minutes.
  • Salt to taste.
    cooked white beans

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Notes

  • One pound of dried beans makes about 7 cups of cooked beans.
Recipe Variations
  • This recipe works for most varieties of dried beans except split peas and lentils.
  • You can use any other types of herbs or spices such as bay leaves, pepper, cumin, etc.
Leftovers
  • Store leftover beans in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to four days or in the freezer for up to three months.
  • Reheat refrigerated beans in the microwave for 1-2 minutes or on the stove for 5-7 minutes. If frozen, move them to the refrigerator the night before you’re going to eat them so they can thaw out a bit. Then, heat them in the microwave the same way as mentioned above.

Nutrition

Calories: 234kcal | Carbohydrates: 43.4g | Protein: 13.4g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 460mg | Potassium: 1317mg | Fiber: 8.9g | Sugar: 9.5g | Calcium: 148mg | Iron: 6mg

The nutrition information is estimated and can vary depending on brands and measurements used.

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