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Garlic Prawn Butter Bean Stew with Tomato Rice

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Prawn and butter bean tomato stew with garlic, spinach, lemon, parsley, smoked paprika, and rice.

35 min610 kcal4 base servingsDinnerPescatarianGluten FreeStew
ContainsShellfish
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Focus ingredients: king prawns, butter beans, chopped tomatoes, basmati rice

Dietary fit: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free

Serving tip: Add the prawns at the end so they stay tender rather than rubbery.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 320g king prawns
  • 2 tins butter beans
  • 1 tin chopped tomatoes
  • 300g basmati rice
  • 160g baby spinach
  • 1 onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 lemon
  • 30g fresh parsley
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

You'll also need

wide saucepan, saucepan with lid, sieve, grater, knife, chopping board

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Garlic Prawn Butter Bean Stew with Tomato Rice cooking step 1: Prepare the stew.
    Step 1

    Prepare the stew

    Finely chop the onion, grate the garlic, drain and rinse the butter beans, roughly chop the spinach and parsley, and zest and juice the lemon.

    10 min
  2. Garlic Prawn Butter Bean Stew with Tomato Rice cooking step 2: Cook the rice.
    Step 2

    Cook the rice

    Rinse the basmati rice, then simmer it with 600ml water and a pinch of salt for 10 minutes; turn off the heat and leave covered for 8 minutes.

    18 min
  3. Garlic Prawn Butter Bean Stew with Tomato Rice cooking step 3: Soften the base.
    Step 3

    Soften the base

    Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a wide saucepan over a medium heat and cook the onion with a pinch of salt for 5 minutes until soft.

    5 min
  4. Garlic Prawn Butter Bean Stew with Tomato Rice cooking step 4: Build the tomato sauce.
    Step 4

    Build the tomato sauce

    Stir in the garlic, smoked paprika, and black pepper for 1 minute, then add the chopped tomatoes, butter beans, 150ml water, and half the lemon zest.

    3 min
  5. Garlic Prawn Butter Bean Stew with Tomato Rice cooking step 5: Simmer the beans.
    Step 5

    Simmer the beans

    Simmer the sauce for 10 minutes until slightly thickened and the butter beans are tender enough to mash gently at the edge of the pan.

    10 min
  6. Garlic Prawn Butter Bean Stew with Tomato Rice cooking step 6: Cook the prawns.
    Step 6

    Cook the prawns

    Stir in the king prawns and spinach for 3 to 4 minutes until the prawns are pink and opaque and the spinach has wilted.

    4 min
  7. Garlic Prawn Butter Bean Stew with Tomato Rice cooking step 7: Finish and serve.
    Step 7

    Finish and serve

    Stir in 2 tablespoons lemon juice and half the parsley, then serve with rice, the remaining parsley, and lemon zest.

    3 min