If you love Pasta Puttanesca, you'll love these One Pot White Bean Puttanesca recipe. ! It's easy to make, with minimal chopping, but has a rich, tangy sauce that will have you licking your bowl.
Rich tomatoey flavors paired with creamy white beans combine to make the perfect dinner. You could even make this recipe without any chopping if you just use jarred garlic. Based on the much loved classic Italian pasta dish Spaghetti Puttanesca this easy variation is the perfect weeknight staple you can eat over and over without any of the added sluggishness that a bowl of pasta can give you.
This delicious Puttanesca Beans recipe is a gorgeous mash up of ideas. It's rich sauce is based on the classic pasta sauce from my vegan Penne Puttanesca . It's also takes a note from my other one-pot pasta but make it beans dish, White Beans & Peppers Stew.
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🍅Ingredients
Use this as a handy visual guide for the ingredients you'll need for this yummy one-pot bean puttanesca. Full ingredient quantities are in the recipe card.
- White Beans- You can choose Cannellini Beans or Butter Beans
- Chopped Tomatoes or Passata.
- Black Olives (I like kalamata olives best in this, but you can also use whatever your favourite is
- Capers- One or two tablespoon capers add to the tangy flavors.
- 4-5 garlic cloves- I used fresh garlic, but use jarred to make this recipe chop-free!
- Olive Oil- A good glug of olive oil is needed to sizzle the garlic.
- Chilli Flakes or Red Pepper Flakes- to taste
- Sea Salt: to taste
- Oregano or thyme- or both!
- Black Pepper- again to taste. Choose freshly cracked black pepper if you have it.
- White Wine or Red Wine: Use whatever you have available. If you don't want to use wine, a tablespoon or two of balsamic vinegar or ACV will help balance the flavors.
- Optional Fresh Parsley or Fresh Basil to serve
SEE RECIPE CARD FOR QUANTITIES NEEDED
👩🍳Instructions
Use this handy visual guide for how the ingredients should look while making this yummy white bean puttanesca. You can find full printable instructions along with quantities in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
1. Heat a few tablespoons of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and sizzle the garlic in it. Add the tomato paste and chilli flakes and cook it down for a minute.
2. Add the cans of chopped tomatoes, herbs and wine.
3. Tip in the drained white beans, then add the capers and olives.
4. Let the beans simmer in the rich tomato sauce until they come together. Dress with herbs and a sprinkle of nutritional yeast and servew with crusty bread.
Hint: Add a little sugar to taste if needed, or if the sauce is too acidic, add a ¼ teaspoon of bicarb soda to balance the flavor of the puttanesca sauce.
🌶️Substitutions & Variations
Here are some tasty ways you can put your own spin on this Puttanesca Beans recipe:
- Other Beans: - I love making this recipe with cannellini beans, however you can use lima beans, kidney beans or even black beans.
- Extra Spicy - Swap the red-pepper flakes for a spicier red chilli flake or add a few shakes of your favourite hot sauce.
- Other olives -choose whichever olives you love best, or have to hand. Green olives or black. I've even used leftovers from a snack board that I didn't want to waste!
Even if your reader doesn't follow a specific diet (eg. gluten free), they may have friends or family that they're cooking for that could use this. This is also a great idea to link out to another blogger with a similar recipe that fits a different diet.
🔪Equipment
You'll need a large skillet or frying pan to make this cozy one-pan recipe. If you want to mince your own garlic you'll need a knife or garlic press too.
🫙Storage
Once cooked, you can store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. This recipe also freezes well, and can be reheated on the stovetop or in the microwave from frozen. I like to have leftovers as a quick and delicious lunch!
Top tip
Make sure to cook down the tomato paste in the olive oil with the garlic. This makes it taste less 'tinny'.
❓FAQ
The cannellini beans in this recipe can be swapped for adzuki beans, lentils or black beans.
More Cozy Bean Recipes
Looking for more yummy bean recipes: I have loads for you to try!
Super Sides:
Here are some easy sides you might want to try with this cozy beans recipe.
📖 Recipe
White Bean Puttanesca - One Pot Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients Note:
For accuracy, I measure all ingredients in metric as standard, then convert and test the recipe for American cup measurements etc.
(Heads up Aussie and UK readers- your measurements in cups are sometimes different, so please use metric or check you have the correct cup and spoon type!!)
Ingredients
- 400 g (1 ⅔ cups) crushed tomatoes (or chopped tomatoes (1x15 oz can/tin) )
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 480 g (2 ⅔ cups) cannellini beans ((Drained. Equivelant to 2 standard 15 oz or 400g 'cans' ))
- 3 tablespoon capers
- 3 tablespoon kalamata olives
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
- 1 tablespoon wine (white or red)
Instructions
- Finely chop the garlic.
- In a large casserole or dutch oven, gently heat some olive oil and add the garlic.2 tablespoon olive oil
- Sizzle the tomato paste for a minute along with the garlic. Add the chilli flakes to bring out their flavor.5 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon oregano, 1 teaspoon chili flakes, 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- Now add the tomatoes (or passata) drained beans, capers, olives, oregano, salt and wine.400 g crushed tomatoes, 480 g cannellini beans, 3 tablespoon capers, 3 tablespoon kalamata olives, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1 tablespoon wine
- Simmer the stew until it comes together and the beans soften. The tomato sauce should look rich and tasty.
- Taste and adjust the flavors by adding more salt or pepper, or even a smidge of vinegar or wine to balance the flavor according to your own tastes.
- Serve with crusty bread and chopped parsley.
