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Butter beans and spinach in a creamy miso sauce with lemon and whole-grain bread. Serves 2 · estimated 18 minutes including prep. Use plain miso without fish stock, and keep the milk at a gentle simmer to avoid splitting.
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- Know before you startUse plain miso without fish stock, and keep the milk at a gentle simmer to avoid splitting.
Ingredient notes
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Before you shop. Use plain miso without fish stock, and keep the milk at a gentle simmer to avoid splitting.
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Creamy Miso Butter Beans
Butter beans and spinach in a creamy miso sauce with lemon and whole-grain bread.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 13 min
- Total
- 18 min
- Serves
- 2
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Equipment
- 12-inch stainless steel skilletSee our pick →
- 8-inch chef’s knifeSee our pick →
Instructions
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Prepare
Drain beans and mince garlic. Measure milk and cream cheese.
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Simmer
Heat oil in a skillet. Cook garlic for 30 seconds, then add beans, milk and cream cheese. Simmer gently for 7–8 minutes, stirring until smooth.
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Wilt
Fold in spinach and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, loosen miso in a spoonful of sauce and stir it back in with lemon juice.
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Serve
Mash a few beans if a thicker sauce is wanted and serve with bread.
Recipe notes
- Timing: Use plain miso without fish stock, and keep the milk at a gentle simmer to avoid splitting. Preparation, preheating and any rest explicitly stated in this method are included in the total estimate. Follow doneness and package directions if they require longer.
- Recipe status: Newly authored for this collection and not yet kitchen-tested. Cooking times are estimates.
- Recipe-page cover: A text recipe card. The Pinterest pin uses an AI-generated editorial food illustration in the style of the earlier collection, not a photograph of a kitchen-tested dish.
- Nutrition: Not calculated for this recipe.
Nutrition has not been calculated for this recipe.
Equipment for this recipe
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Easy variations
- Dairy-free: Use unsweetened soy milk and dairy-free cream cheese.
- Larger batches: Scale ingredient quantities with the serving controls. Use sufficient pan or basket space and allow more time for extra batches; instruction text describes the base batch.
How to store and reheat
- For this recipe: Keep bread separate; refrigerate beans for up to 3 days.
- Chill promptly: Refrigerate perishable food in shallow covered containers at 40°F / 4°C or below within 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F / 32°C. Follow the shorter storage period stated above or on an opened ingredient; previously cooked ingredients keep their original storage deadline.
- Reheating: If reheating cooked leftovers, heat the portion thoroughly to 165°F / 74°C. Keep cold toppings separate. Follow any stricter package directions.
Frequently asked questions
What should I know before making creamy miso butter beans?
Use plain miso without fish stock, and keep the milk at a gentle simmer to avoid splitting.
Can I make it ahead?
Keep bread separate; refrigerate beans for up to 3 days.
Has this recipe been kitchen-tested?
Not yet. This is a newly authored recipe with estimated timing. Check the stated doneness, safe internal temperatures where given, and ingredient package instructions.