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An angled close-up shot of the thick and rustic tomato white bean stew, showing the texture of cannellini beans and fire-roasted tomatoes. (Tomato White Bean Stew)

Rustic Tomato White Bean Stew (A 30-Minute Masterpiece)

This Rustic Tomato White Bean Stew is a hearty, healthy, and incredibly flavorful one-pot meal. Made with cannellini beans, fire-roasted tomatoes, and fresh spinach, it's a visually stunning masterpiece ready in under 40 minutes.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian-Inspired, Mediterranean
Calories: 350
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (30ml)
  • 1 medium Yellow Onion finely chopped
  • 4 cloves Garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp Tomato Paste (30g)
  • 1 28-ounce can Diced Fire-Roasted Tomatoes (794g), with juices
  • 2 15-ounce cans Cannellini Beans (425g each), rinsed and drained
  • 4 cups Low-Sodium Vegetable Broth (960ml)
  • 5 ounces Fresh Spinach (142g)
  • 1/4 cup Fresh Basil (15g), chopped for garnish
  • 1 tsp Kosher Salt (6g)
  • 1/2 tsp Dried Oregano (2.5g)
  • 1 tsp Freshly Cracked Black Pepper (5g), for garnish

Equipment

  • 1 Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot
  • 1 Wooden spoon

Method
 

  1. Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add chopped onion and cook for 5-7 minutes until soft. Stir in minced garlic and dried oregano and cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, for another minute.
  2. Pour in the fire-roasted tomatoes and vegetable broth, scraping the bottom of the pot. Stir in the cannellini beans and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the fresh spinach until just wilted. Ladle the stew into bowls and garnish generously with fresh chopped basil and cracked black pepper.

Notes

For an even thicker stew, use the back of a spoon to mash about a quarter of the beans against the side of the pot after simmering.
Don't skip toasting the tomato paste; it dramatically deepens the flavor of the final dish.
Ensure you use fire-roasted tomatoes for the signature smoky, rustic taste.