Best White Bean Sauce Recipes

SPAGHETTI WITH WHITE BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare the sauce: heat the olive oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the garlic, onion, bell pepper and cook over medium heat until soft, not brown, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in the white beans and cook for 1 minute. Add the vegetable stock, half the parsley, the pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste. The sauce should be highly seasoned. Simmer until the beans are quite soft. Coarsely mash half the beans with a fork.
• Cook the spaghetti in a large pot in 4 quarts rapidly boiling salted water until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain well. Meanwhile, bring the sauce to a boil. Transfer the spaghetti and bean sauce to a large shallow bowl and mix well. Sprinkle the spaghetti with the remaining parsley and serve at once with freshly grated cheese on top.

BRAISED VEAL SHANKS WITH WHITE BEAN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a kettle heat 2 tablespoons of the oil and the butter over moderately high heat until the foam subsides, in the fat brown the veal shanks, and transfer them to a plate. Pour off the fat from the kettle, add the remaining 3 tablespoons oil, and in it cook the onion, the carrot, the celery, the garlic, the bay leaves, and salt and pepper to taste over moderate heat, stirring, until the vegetables are softened. Return the shanks to the kettle, add the thyme, 5 of the parsley sprigs, the zest, the beans, the tomatoes, the wine, and the broth, and bring the liquid to a boil. Braise the mixture, covered, in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven, basting the shanks every 30 minutes, for 2 hours, transfer the shanks with a slotted spoon to a plate, and keep them warm, covered. Discard the thyme sprigs and the bay leaves and in a blender or food processor puree the vegetable mixture in batches. (For a chunky sauce, purée half the vegetable mixture and stir the purée into the remaining vegetable mixture.)
• Serve the veal shanks topped with the sauce and sprinkled with the gremolata. Garnish each serving with an additional parsley sprig.
• Make the gremolata.
• In a small bowl stir together the parsley, the zest, and the garlic.

CLAMS IN WHITE BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Toss beans in a medium bowl with a drizzle of oil; season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Halve fennel and remove fronds (don't toss the fronds!). Thinly slice one half of fennel and transfer to a medium bowl along with fronds. Place a damp paper towel directly on fennel to help prevent browning and set aside. Finely chop remaining half of fennel, then thinly slice garlic.
• Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large heavy pot over medium. Add chopped fennel, garlic, and rosemary sprig and cook, stirring often, until fennel is translucent and tender but still has some bite, about 5 minutes.
• While that's happening, remove 2 wide strips of zest from lemon with a vegetable peeler. Halve lemon and pick out seeds. Coarsely chop parsley.
• Add clams and lemon zest to pot, squeeze in juice from a lemon half, cover pot, and cook until some clams start to open, 5-7 minutes. Toss and stir clams; use a slotted spoon to transfer any open ones to a medium bowl. Cover pot and cook until remaining clams open, checking sporadically and transferring them to bowl as they are done, 7-9 minutes; discard any clams that don't open. Add reserved seasoned beans to pot and stir to combine; loosen sauce with water if it looks too tight. Return clams to pot, add half of parsley, and toss well.
• Add remaining parsley to bowl with reserved sliced fennel and squeeze remaining lemon half over. Season fennel-herb salad with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Drizzle with a very small amount of oil and toss again.
• Serve clams topped with salad and toasted bread for dipping into sauce.

WHITE BEAN RAVIOLI WITH BROWN BUTTER AND CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• For the ravioli:
• In a blender, puree together the beans, egg, vinaigrette, cheese, and Italian seasoning; set aside.
• Working in batches, so the wrappers don't dry out, lay out 6 to 8 wonton wrappers. Place 1/2 tablespoon of bean mixture in the center of each. Moisten 2 connecting edges of the wonton wrapper with your finger dipped in water.
• Fold wrapper in half to form a triangle. Press edges together to seal. Repeat with remaining wonton wrappers and filling.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a low boil.
• For the sauce:
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until it begins to brown and have a nutty aroma. Turn off heat and stir in capers and Italian seasoning.
• Working in batches, cook ravioli in boiling salted water until just tender, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer ravioli to hot butter sauce. Add parsley to pan. Use a spoon to coat ravioli with sauce. Transfer to plates and add salt.
• Serve immediately garnished with grated Parmesan.

ZUCCHINI FETTUCCINE WITH CREAMY WHITE BEAN "ALFREDO" SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Add the drained beans, garlic, almond milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pitcher of a blender (high-speed blender is best). Puree, blending for about a minute until completely smooth. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if desired. You may also want to add more garlic if your garlic is mild and/or you reallllly love garlic.
• Make and cook the zucchini pasta: Using a spiralizer, cut the zucchini into ribbons. Set a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and a pinch of salt. When hot, add the zucchini. Saute, stirring occasionally, until tender and reduced in size a bit, 2-3 minutes.
• Add sauce! Pour the sauce over the top. Cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 2 more minutes.
• Top with herbs and a drizzle of olive oil if desired. Serve.

MANILA CLAM AND WHITE BEAN RAGOUT WITH PARSLEY SAUCE

Steps:

• Season grouper with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a nonstick pan. Sear grouper until golden brown. Turn fish and finish cooking;
• Heat oil in small pot. Add shallots, garlic, peppers; sweat vegetables. Add beans, wine and lemon juice, bring to boil. Add clams, cover, and steam until they open. Add parsley, season with salt and pepper.;
• Blanch parsley in boiling salted water. Shock parsley in ice water; drain. Puree parsley in blender until smooth paste. Add oil, puree until well blended. Season with salt and pepper.
• Plate Presentation:
• Spoon bean ragout into center of a bowl. Place clams around ragout. Place grouper on top of ragout. Drizzle with the parsley sauce.

SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS WITH WHITE BEAN AND HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan cook the onion and the garlic in 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until the onion is soft, add the wine, and simmer the mixture until the wine is reduced by half. Add the parsley, the basil, 1/2 cup of the beans, and the clam juice, simmer the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute, and in a blender purée it. In the saucepan stir together the puré, the remaining 1/2 cup beans, and salt and pepper to taste and simmer the mixture for 2 minutes.
• In a skillet, preferably non-stick, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it sauté the shrimp, seasoned with salt and pepper, for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on each side, or until they are cooked through. Transfer the shrimp with a slotted spoon to a plate and keep them warm. To the skillet add the scallops and sauté them, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until they are cooked through. Divide the bean sauce between 2 shallow bowls and arrange the shellfish over it.

CREAMY WHITE BEAN YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Puree the white beans, garlic, yogurt, lemon juice, and olive oil in a mini food processor until very smooth. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Serve with falafel or as a salad dressing.

PASTA WITH WHITE BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet. Add garlic, red pepper flakes and celery, and cook until celery is tender, about 4 min. Add beans, tomato, basil, parsley, salt and pepper and cook for 5 min or until slightly thickened. Toss with hot pasta and serve at once. Pass grated chees and the pepper mill for people to taste. Recommended pasta: 1/2 lb. penne, ziti or rigatoni.

SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS WITH WHITE BEAN AND HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan cook the onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until the onion is soft. Add the wine and simmer the mixture until the wine is reduced by half. Add the parsley, basil, 1/2 cup of the beans and the chicken broth, simmer the mixture stirring for 1 minute, and in a blender puree it. In the saucepan stir together the puree, the remaining 1/2 cup beans, and salt and pepper to taste and simmer the mixture for 2 minutes.
• In a skillet, preferably non-stick, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it saute the shrimp, seasoned with salt and pepper, for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes on each side or until they are cooked through. Transfer the shrimp with a slotted spoon to a plate and keep them warm. To the skillet add the scallops and saute them, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until they are cooked through. Divide the bean sauce between 2 shallow bowls and arrange the shellfish over it.

CHICKEN AND ARTICHOKE WITH BLACK BEAN AND WHITE CHEESE SAUCE BURRITO

Steps:

• in a large bowl, add cubed chicken and lightly coat with olive oil, stir to distribute and cover pieces with generous coating of mexican seasoning mix, stir and cut lime in half and using a fork to help squeeze the lime juice over mixture, stir and cover and let sit while doing rest of prep. Heat small amount of olive oil in a skillet and saute onions,bell pepper,garlic,and artichoke hearts till tender, add chicken mixture and cook on hi till chicken has a light brown fry, add chicken broth heat till bubbling, reduce heat and cover and simmer. In a small sauce pan heat drained black beans and with heat very low add cheese in little chunks and mix gently to keep from burning, add till you used a third of the block and stir till all is melted and creamy. Heat tortillas(I cover mine with a wet paper towel and microwave for 45 seconds to warm them up a few at a time.) now using a slotted spoon scoop generous portion of chicken mixture into burrito add a scoop of hot queso/bean sauce and add your favorite hot sauce or condiment, wrap and serve.

WHITE BEAN RAVIOLI WITH BROWN BUTTER AND CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• For the ravioli: Directions In a blender, puree together the beans, egg, vinaigrette, cheese, and Italian seasoning; set aside. Working in batches, so the wrappers don't dry out, lay out 6 to 8 wonton wrappers. Place 1/2 tablespoon of bean mixture in the center of each. Moisten 2 connecting edges of the wonton wrapper with your finger dipped in water. Fold wrapper in half to form a triangle. Press edges together to seal. Repeat with remaining wonton wrappers and filling. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a low boil. For the sauce: Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until it begins to brown and have a nutty aroma. Turn off heat and stir in capers and Italian seasoning. Working in batches, cook ravioli in boiling salted water until just tender, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer ravioli to hot butter sauce. Add parsley to pan. Use a spoon to coat ravioli with sauce. Transfer to plates and add salt. Serve immediately garnished with grated Parmesan

LAMB MEDALLIONS WITH WHITE-BEAN POTATO PURéE AND RED-WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, with water to cover and boil until tender, about 10 minutes. Add beans and simmer 2 minutes. Drain mixture well, reserving about 1/3 cup cooking water, and force through a ricer or food mill back into pan. Stir in 1/2 tablespoon oil, about one third garlic paste, salt and pepper to taste, and enough reserved cooking water to reach desired consistency and keep warm.
• In a shallow dish dredge lamb medallions in flour, shaking off excess. In a heavy skillet heat remaining tablespoon oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté lamb about 3 minutes on each side for medium-rare meat. Transfer lamb to a plate and keep warm.
• To skillet add shallot and remaining garlic paste and cook over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened. Deglaze skillet with wine over high heat, scraping up browned bits, and boil until reduced by about half. Stir in mustard, broth, and cream and simmer until thickened. Stir in parsley.
• Divide purée between 2 plates and top with lamb and sauce.

WHITE BEAN FALAFELS WITH CHIMCHURRI YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl add all your chimchurri ingredients except the yogurt, and mix well. Place in a mini chopper or food processor and pulse till smooth. Add your yogurt. Mix thoroughly and place in fridge till ready to use.
• 2. Open your can of cannellini beans; drain and rinse. Add the rest of your chimchurri ingredients. Using your favorite *masher*, mash the living daylights out of the beans. Take out all your frustrations I say!! You can leave partial pieces of beans, they look really pretty! Add your yogurt! Taste for seasoning, and set in fridge to chill!
• 3. Over medium heat, warm tortilla's in an skillet or oven, till they are ready and warmed up. Set on a plate and set aside!
• 4. Using your hands or an ice cream scoop, scoop out uniform pieces of falafel mixture and form into patties. Dredge lightly in flour and place on plate. In a medium skillet heat your olive oil till to medium-high heat.
• 5. Cook for a couple of minutes on one side, flip over and evenly brown on the other side. When nicely golden on both sides, remove and place on a paper towel lined plate.
• 6. Assemble your falafel's by starting with your tortilla's, add your chimchurri yogurt sauce, your veggies of choice, then 1 falafel cut in half. Fold over, secure with toothpick if desired and enjoy!!

SPAGHETTI WITH WHITE BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in non-stick frying pan. Add garlic, onion, bell pepper, and celery and cook over medium heat until soft. Stir in white beans and add vegetable stock, half the parsley, the pepper flakes and salt and pepper. Simmer until beans are quite soft. Coarsely mass half the beans with a fork. Cook spaghetti until al dente. Drain well. Transfer spaghetti and bean sauce to a large shallow bowl and mix will. Sprinkle the spaghetti with remaining parsley and serve at once with freshly grated cheese on top.

SCALLOPS AND SHRIMP IN WHITE BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the onion and garlic in one tablespoon of oil in a small saucepan over low heat until the onion is soft. Add the wine, increase the heat to medium and simmer until the mixture is reduce in half. Add the basil, parsley, ½ cup of beans and the clam juice and simmer. Puree this mixture in a blender. Return the puree to the saucepan, add the remaining beans and salt and keep warm. Heat the remaining oil in a skillet over high heat and then sauté the scallops and the shrimp until the shrimp are pink and the scallops no longer translucent. Mix the scallops and shrimp with the bean sauce and serve over linguini.

WHITE BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients in a blender.

WHOLE-WHEAT TAGLIATELLE WITH CREAMY WHITE-BEAN AND KALE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread almonds in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet and toast until fragrant and golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until light golden, about 1 minute. Add kale and cook, tossing, until bright green, about 1 minute. Scrape mixture into a blender (reserve skillet). Add 1 cup water, beans, and lemon juice to blender; purée until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Season with salt.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente, 1 minute less than package instructions. Drain.
• Pour blended kale sauce back into skillet and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Add pasta and cook, tossing, until coated and sauce has thickened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes more. (If sauce thickens too much, add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time.) Season with salt and pepper.
• In a bowl, combine cheese, parsley, toasted almonds, and lemon zest. Sprinkle half of cheese mixture over pasta and serve remainder on the side. Drizzle pasta with more oil and serve.