Butter bean, smoky tomato & prawn stew

Name: Butter bean, smoky tomato & prawn stew
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 10 g butter; 2 clove/s garlic, roughly chopped; 25 g pack basil, stalks finely chopped; 90 g jar Cooks’ Ingredients Smoked Tomato Paste; 400 g can Essential Butter Beans In Water; 125 g cherry tomatoes, halved; 165 g pack Essential Raw King Prawns; Chilli flakes, to serve (optional); Crusty bread, to serve

Use this tasty tomato sauce as a base for eggs or other fish fillets and seafood when you don’t fancy prawns – adjusting the cooking times accordingly.

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HealthySource of fibre2 of your 5 a day

Serves2
CourseMain meal
Prepare5 mins
Cook15 mins
Total time20 mins

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1 tbsp olive oil
10g butter
2 clove/s garlic, roughly chopped
½ x 25g pack basil, stalks finely chopped
90g jar Cooks’ Ingredients Smoked Tomato Paste
400g can Essential Butter Beans In Water
125g cherry tomatoes, halved
165g pack Essential Raw King Prawns
Chilli flakes, to serve (optional)
Crusty bread, to serve

Warm the oil and butter over a high heat in a large frying pan. Add the garlic and basil stalks and fry with a pinch of salt for 30 seconds. Add 1/2 the tomato paste, stir well, then leave for 1 minute or until the paste starts to caramelise slightly on the base of the pan.
Add the butter beans and their liquid with the cherry tomatoes. Bubble for 5 minutes, adding a splash of water if needed, until the tomatoes are soft and starting to lose their shape a little.
Add the prawns and cook for 3-4 minutes more until pink and opaque and cooked through, then stir in the remaining tomato paste and ½ the basil leaves. Season.
Scatter with the remaining basil leaves and some chilli flakes (if using), then serve with crusty bread on the side. For something more substantial, serve with a green salad or some seasonal vegetables.