Butter bean recipes
Butter beans are one of our favourite tinned pulses and work well in meaty and vegetarian dishes alike. Try them in casseroles, salads or even in this creamy pork dish – discover the possibilities and browse all our brilliant butter bean recipes.
Don’t forget to check out all our recipes with tinned beans for ideas with haricots, cannellini, butter, kidney, borlotti and mixed beans.
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Butter bean recipes
Crisp and sticky kale and butter beans with...
This hearty, textured winter side dish combines sticky balsamic kale with fluffy butter beans. It...

Filo pastry recipes
Smoky cod and butter bean filo pie
A fish pie – but not as you know it. This flaky cod and butter...

Duck recipes
Duck breasts with butter beans and creamy apple...
This is two recipes in one. You can either make the duck breasts to serve...

One-pot recipes
Harissa-spiced butter beans with peppers and feta
This easy vegetarian one-pot combines butter beans, harissa and sweet red peppers in one bright...

Vegetarian casserole recipes
Butter bean and vegetable stew
This one-pot vegetarian butter bean stew is a midweek winner packed full of vegetables, fibre-rich...

Carrot recipes
Carrot, butterbean and caraway dip
”The brilliant orange of this dip is wonderful and the taste is gentle and fragrant....

Recipes with tinned beans
Warm fennel, butter bean and parmesan dip
”A comfortingly smooth and savoury mixture. If you don’t want it warm, spread it cold...

Midweek meal recipes
Chicken and butter beans in a tomato, courgette...
Create this simple dish of chicken and butter beans in a tomato, courgette and pepper...

Halloumi recipes
Warm pesto, chickpea and butter bean salad with...
A quick 15-minute dinner has never looked so good. This filling salad is made with...

Chicken thigh recipes
Baked chicken thighs with peppers and butter beans
Make two portions of this healthy Mediterranean-style chicken and bean bake then pop one in...

One-pot recipes
Butterbean and vegetable stew
Perfect for when time is short, this vegetarian one-pot is crying out to have big...

Summer salads and sides
Braised fennel and butter beans with gremolata oil...
A high-fibre, vegetarian recipe with strong aniseed flavours complimented by zesty, garlicky gremolata.

Recipes with tinned beans
Spiced butter bean and za’atar dip
All this spicy bean dip needs is a stack of toasted pittas or crudités and...

Midweek meal recipes
Quick warm butter bean salad with chorizo
Butter beans are cooked in the juices of sherry-glazed chorizo, then tossed with salad leaves...

Recipes with tinned beans
Smoked bacon, leek and butter bean chowder
Crusty bread is essential when tucking in to Debbie Major’s hearty chowder recipe made using...

Creamy pork recipes
Stuffed pork fillet with creamed butter beans
This elegant dinner party main sees parma ham-wrapped pork fillet served on a bed of...

Delicious recipes for one person
Warming pesto butter beans
This easy pesto butter bean recipe, for one person, is from Ella Woodward’s cookbook Deliciously...

Best mash recipes
Roast squash with butterbean mash
Sweet squash, creamy butter beans and good dose of garlic make this autumnal recipe a...

Recipes that will make you excited for autumn
Spicy butterbean, chickpea and butternut squash stew
Enjoy this vegetarian stew recipe, made with butternut squash, butterbeans and chickpeas, as a healthy...

Butter bean recipes
Smoky puréed butter beans on toast with cured...
Virtually no cooking is needed (except toasting) in this midweek meal recipe. So sit back,...