Cannellini Bean Stew with Charred Green Bean & Almond Salad

Serving size

1 person 2 people 4 people

Ingredients

460g cannellini beans

(cannellini beans, water, salt)
110g baby tomatoes (use half)
2 tbsp sundried tomato paste (use half)

(Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
80g green beans (use half)
10g flaked almonds (use half) (Nuts)
10g capers (use half)

(Water, Salt, Vinegar)
1 pepper (use half)
1 tbsp dried oregano (use a quarter)

(Dried Rubbed Oregano 100%.)
100g feta (use half) (Milk)
40g rocket (use half)
3 garlic clove

Allergens

Contains: Nuts, Milk

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	97Kcal	742Kcal
	406kJ	3106kJ
Fat	3.5g	27g
of which saturates	1.4g	11g
Carbohydrates	9g	71g
of which sugars	1.6g	12g
Protein	5.3g	40g
Salt	0.83g	6.3g
Fibre	4.8g	37g

Ingredients

110g baby tomatoes
10g flaked almonds (Nuts)
10g capers

(Water, Salt, Vinegar)
2 tbsp sundried tomato paste

(Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
1 tbsp dried oregano (use half)

(Dried Rubbed Oregano 100%.)
100g feta (Milk)
80g green beans
40g rocket
3 garlic clove
460g cannellini beans

(cannellini beans, water, salt)
1 pepper

Allergens

Contains: Nuts, Milk

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	101Kcal	534Kcal
	424kJ	2235kJ
Fat	4.9g	26g
of which saturates	2.0g	10g
Carbohydrates	8g	42g
of which sugars	2.1g	11g
Protein	5.1g	27g
Salt	0.81g	4.3g
Fibre	4.1g	22g

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High protein 2/3 daily fibre 7 plants

Cannellini Bean Stew with Charred Green Bean & Almond Salad

Prep time: 15 mins

Total time: 25 mins

Cuisine: Spanish

Food group: Dairy

This spring stew is packed with vibrance and flavour. Starring sweet cannellini beans, simmering away with creamy feta, tangy capers and rich sundried tomato paste. On the side? A charred green bean salad, with almond flakes for the perfect crunch.

Cooking Instructions

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As of December 2025, we've revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

Check out the latest recommended times in our Cooking Guidelines.

Before you start

Pull out a large frying pan, a medium frying pan, a medium mixing bowl & a measuring jug

Prep the veg

Thinly slice the garlic and peppers. Halve the tomatoes. Roughly chop the capers

Simmer the stew

Drain and rinse 1 pack of cannellini beans
Heat the large frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the garlic and pepper and cook for 4 mins, until softening
Add the sundried tomato paste, the half pack of oregano and half the capers, then cook for a further minute. Stir in the tomatoes, cannellini beans (with the juice from the other pack) and 50ml water (25ml for 1 person), then crumble in half the feta
Simmer for 5 mins, until thickened. Add a splash of water if it gets too dry. Season with salt and pepper

Char the green beans

Meanwhile, trim the green beans
Heat the medium frying pan on medium high heat. Once hot, add the green beans and cook for 3 mins, until beginning to char
Add the almonds and remaining capers, and cook for 1 min

Build the salad & plate up

Mix together the rocket, charred green beans, remaining feta and 1 tsp oil in the medium mixing bowl
Serve the bean stew into bowls, with the green bean & almond salad on the side