The short version
Butter beans in a coconut curry sauce with spinach, served over ready-cooked rice. Serves 2 · estimated 20 minutes including prep. Curry paste supplies seasoning and is one ingredient; check its label to keep this dish vegetarian.
Why you’ll love this 5-ingredient butter bean spinach curry
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- 5-Ingredient DinnersButter beans in a coconut curry sauce with spinach, served over ready-cooked rice.
- Know before you startCurry paste supplies seasoning and is one ingredient; check its label to keep this dish vegetarian.
Ingredient notes
Exact amounts are in the recipe card below. Here’s what matters when you shop:
Before you shop. Curry paste supplies seasoning and is one ingredient; check its label to keep this dish vegetarian.
The ingredient count. Exactly five purchased ingredients in the base recipe. Oil, condiments and garnishes count; only water is excluded. Optional variations and side dishes change the list.
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5-Ingredient Butter Bean Spinach Curry
Butter beans in a coconut curry sauce with spinach, served over ready-cooked rice.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 20 min
- Serves
- 2
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Equipment
- 6-quart pasta pot with strainer lidSee our pick →
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- Instant-read food thermometerSee our pick →
Instructions
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Start sauce
Put curry paste and 2 tablespoons of the coconut milk in a pot. Warm over medium heat for 1 minute, stirring; no additional oil is needed.
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Simmer
Add remaining coconut milk and beans. Simmer gently for 9–10 minutes, adding water if needed for a loose sauce.
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Wilt
Fold in spinach and cook for 2 minutes until wilted.
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Serve
Meanwhile microwave rice according to its packet until 165°F / 74°C. Serve curry over rice.
Recipe notes
- Timing: Curry paste supplies seasoning and is one ingredient; check its label to keep this dish vegetarian. 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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6-quart pasta pot with strainer lid
Drain through the lid — no colander, one less thing to wash on a weeknight.
Microwave oven
For packet rice, quick mug cakes and vegetable steaming. Adjust timings for wattage.
Instant-read food thermometer
Check internal cooking and reheating temperatures.
Easy variations
- Chickpea curry: Replace butter beans with drained canned chickpeas.
- 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: Refrigerate curry and rice promptly and use within 2 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 5-ingredient butter bean spinach curry?
Curry paste supplies seasoning and is one ingredient; check its label to keep this dish vegetarian.
Can I make it ahead?
Refrigerate curry and rice promptly and use within 2 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.