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Creamy Tomato Bean Rice with Spinach

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Creamy tomato bean rice with cannellini beans, spinach, smoked paprika, and melted cheddar.

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40 min510 kcal4 base servingsFamily FriendlyOne PanVegetarian
ContainsMilk
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Focus ingredients: cannellini beans, rice, tomatoes

Dietary fit: Vegetarian, Lower Sugar

Serving tip: Keep the heat gentle once the rice is covered so the sauce thickens without catching on the bottom.

Creamy Tomato Bean Rice plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 300g rice
  • 1 tin chopped tomatoes
  • 650ml vegetable stock
  • 1 tin cannellini beans
  • 100g spinach
  • 80g cheddar

You'll also need

wide lidded pan, knife, grater

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Creamy Tomato Bean Rice cooking step 1: Get prepped.
    Step 1

    Prep the ingredients

    Dice the onion, crush the garlic, drain and rinse the cannellini beans, and roughly chop any large spinach leaves.

  2. Creamy Tomato Bean Rice cooking step 2: Start cooking.
    Step 2

    Start the pan

    Warm the olive oil in a wide lidded pan over a medium heat, then cook the onion for 5 minutes until soft and glossy. Hold back extra salt and black pepper until the final taste check.

    5 min
  3. Creamy Tomato Bean Rice cooking step 3: Build the flavour.
    Step 3

    Build the flavour base

    Stir in the garlic and smoked paprika for 1 minute, then add the rice, chopped tomatoes, and vegetable stock. Add a small pinch of sugar only if the tomatoes taste sharp.

    1 min
  4. Creamy Tomato Bean Rice cooking step 4: Bring it together.
    Step 4

    Simmer the soup

    Bring to a steady simmer, cover, and cook for 15 minutes, stirring once or twice, until the rice is nearly tender.

    15 min
  5. Creamy Tomato Bean Rice cooking step 5: Finish the dish.
    Step 5

    Cook the cannellini beans

    Stir in the cannellini beans and spinach, then cook uncovered for 5 minutes until creamy, piping hot, and the spinach has wilted.

    5 min
  6. Creamy Tomato Bean Rice cooking step 6: Serve.
    Step 6

    Finish and serve

    Scatter over the cheddar, cover for 2 minutes to melt, then spoon into bowls while hot. Taste once everything is assembled, then add a little salt and black pepper only if needed.

    2 min