Gigantes Beans in Tomato Sauce

Name: Gigantes Beans in Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 2 tin butter beans; 1 tin chopped tomatoes; 1 onion; 2 clove garlic; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 1 carrot; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp oregano; 1 bunch parsley; 1 cube vegetable stock

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Greek baked butter beans in a herby tomato sauce, costed to the penny. Two tins of beans turn into a rich, garlicky supper that barely troubles the purse.

Prep 10 mins

Cook 35 mins

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Per serving £1.05

Approx £4.18 total based on typical supermarket prices in GB. See yours

S by Steven Tobin · Published 6 Jul 2026

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Instructions

1

Soften the chopped onion and carrot in the olive oil over a medium heat for 7-8 minutes.
2

Add the garlic, oregano and tomato puree and cook for a further minute.
3

Stir in the chopped tomatoes, drained butter beans, crumbled stock cube and 200ml water.
4

Tip into an ovenproof dish and bake at 190C for 25 minutes until the sauce has thickened around the beans.
5

Season well, scatter with chopped parsley and serve warm with bread.

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Steven is the founder, recipe developer, and chief washer-upper at Budget Dinner Recipes. A passionate home cook from a big foodie family, he's spent years collecting and perfecting recipes from across the world — from Malaysian laksas and Kenyan curries to weeknight British classics. Family meals are at the heart of e…

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