Butter Beans & Kale

published on 2024-02-16 in uncategorized

Transcribing a recipe for posterity. I keep telling people this tastes like bacon, and it does!

Butter Beans & Kale

Need

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• ¼ tsp ccrushed red pepper flakes
• 15oz can butter beans, rinsed & drained & patted dry
• 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
• 1 ½ cups kale, tough stems removed, torn into bite sized pieces
• sea salt & ground pepper
• 1 tsbp fresh lemon juice
• fresh parm for serving

Make

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add red pepper and cook for 30 seconds, stirring often. Add beans, cook 4-5 minutes then flip and cook additional 4-5 minutes.
3. Stir in garlic, kale, salt & pepper to taste.
4. Cook until kale wilts ~2 minutes.
5. Mix in lemon juicce, cook 1 minute longer & all is evenly coated.