Pan-Fried Butter Beans

Name: Pan-Fried Butter Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 (15 ounce) can butter beans - drained, rinsed, and patted dry; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and bruised, or more to taste; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or more to taste; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

Rating: 4.52 stars

23 Ratings
23 Reviews
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I can see where a recipe title with the words 'fried' and 'butter' appearing one after the other may scare a few people off, but there's no reason to be alarmed. This pan-fried butter beans recipe is delicious, super-easy, and yes, good for you. You can substitute sherry vinegar for the white wine vinegar, if desired. You can substitute other fresh herbs for the rosemary, if desired.

By Chef John

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Recipe Summary test

prep:

10 mins

cook:

15 mins

total:

25 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 4 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 (15 ounce) can butter beans - drained, rinsed, and patted dry
2 cloves garlic, peeled and bruised, or more to taste
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 pinch red pepper flakes, or more to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

Directions

Step 1
Heat olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-low heat. Cook and stir beans into hot oil until slightly golden and crispy, about 10 minutes. Stir garlic, rosemary, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper into beans; continue cooking until crispy, about 5 minutes. Drizzle vinegar over beans and toss.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

167 calories; protein 5.1g; carbohydrates 13.9g; fat 10.2g; sodium 373.1mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (23)

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pupsmum

08/28/2016

My new favorite way for butter beans ! These would make a great appetizer for happy hour as well, could not stop eating them right out of the skillet! Messed up and did not print the recipe out and used thyme instead of rosemary...yummy as well. Read More

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23 Ratings

5 star values: 18
4 star values: 3
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 2

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pupsmum

08/28/2016

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Kathy Hardisty Weldzius

09/02/2015

I didn't have fresh rosemary so I used dried. I realized after I ate it that I had forgotten to add the salt and pepper. Other than that I followed the recipe and it was quite good! Very easy and fast a nice change of pace from plain butter beans heated up. I'm happy to have something new to join my other side dish recipes that I rotate through. Read More

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Danielle Copeland Bethke

11/19/2018

Delicious. The only thing I didn’t have is white wine vinegar, so I used a splash of red wine vinegar. It worked fine and really enhanced the flavors! I added some left over chopped chicken breast, and it made a really awesome meal! Weight Watcher friendly, I might add! Read More

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Koalaq

11/08/2018

I'm not a fan of canned beans so I made this recipe first as listed but I had used fresh beans which didn't cook properly. The beans came out undercooked but the flavor had so much promise. So i made them again two days later with fresh beans that were hulled and boiled 10 minutes first. OMG amazing! This is now a staple side for us. Read More

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Lisa Jordan

05/19/2019

I used fresh-frozen Lima’s. My husband only wants them this way now. We loved them! Read More

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Barbara Brabank Howell

07/27/2016

I added chopped onion and sliced cremini mushrooms to the beans right at the beginning so they fried and browned at the same time. I had no white wine vinegar so used rice vinegar. I was pleasantly surprised by this recipe. It was a very tasty side dish to some leftover roast beef. Read More

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abbyz2000

09/22/2017

I used dried rosemary and probably just 2 tbs of oil and it was FANTASTIC. My 7 yr old called them disgusting but she isn't used to eating butter beans so I don't trust her judgment. Read More

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Ryan R

07/19/2018

Wow I can t believe the flavor with just a few ingredients and some canned beans. They almost tasted breaded. I forgot the vinegar at first and it still was phenomenal. A cheap but delicious side that everyone will want to make. Read More

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Vickygloz

04/07/2020

These are delicious to snack on! I followed the recipe as is, except I added 2 more garlic cloves. Delicious! Read More

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I used fresh-frozen Lima’s. My husband only wants them this way now. We loved them!

I used dried rosemary and probably just 2 tbs of oil and it was FANTASTIC. My 7 yr old called them disgusting but she isn't used to eating butter beans so I don't trust her judgment.