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Spiced cauliflower and butter bean stew

A whole cauliflower, a tin of beans and a decent pinch of spice. Cheap, filling, and it uses up the cauliflower nobody quite knew what to do with.

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
easy

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Ingredients

Makes 4 servings

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Nutrition, per serving

Carbohydrate
24.9g
8.2g fibre · 8.5g sugars
Energy
212.6 kcal
Protein
9.2g
Fat
8.2g
Saturates
1.3g
Salt
2.5g

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Contains

  • Celery

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Method

  1. Soften the onion in the oil for 8 minutes, then add the garlic and spices for a minute.

    About 9 minutes

  2. Add the cauliflower and turn it through the spiced oil until every floret is coated.

    About 2 minutes

  3. Pour in the tomatoes and stock. Simmer, partly covered, for 18 minutes, until the cauliflower gives easily to a knife.

    About 18 minutes

  4. Stir in the butter beans and warm through for 3 minutes. Season, and finish with parsley.

    About 3 minutes

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