Greek Baked Beans (Gigantes Plaki) | Baked Beans Recipe! #shorts

Greek Baked Beans Recipe – This baked beans recipe or Gigantes Plaki is a classic Greek dish of tender baked beans in a tomato sauce. This beans recipe makes a satisfying vegetarian dinner any night of the week! It’s a healthy, plant-based Mediterranean diet recipe you can make for lunch, dinner or meal prep!

Beans are high in fiber, protein and low in fat. Plus, beans are a key component in the Mediterranean Diet!

RECIPE:
▢Extra-virgin olive oil
▢½ large onion, roughly chopped
▢1 large carrot, peeled and roughly chopped
▢1 celery stalk, roughly chopped
▢2 large garlic cloves, minced
▢Kosher salt
▢1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juices
▢6 Tablespoons (3 fluid ounces) water
▢¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, plus more for garnish
▢½ Tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
▢¾ teaspoon dried oregano
▢¼ to ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
▢¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
▢⅛ to ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
▢1 dried bay leaf
▢1 (15-ounce) can butter beans, drained and rinsed (or the largest beans you can find)
▢Creamy feta cheese, crumbled
▢Rustic bread, for serving

1. Preheat oven: Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. Saute the vegetables: In a large oven-safe skillet set over medium-high heat, add ⅛ cup olive oil. Once the oil shimmers, add the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic. Season with a pinch of salt (about ¼ teaspoon). Cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables soften, 5-7 minutes.
3. Add the tomatoes and spices: Add the tomatoes with their juices and the water. Season with another pinch of salt (about ¼ teaspoon). Add the parsley, thyme, oregano, red pepper flakes, black pepper, cinnamon, and bay leaf.
4. Add the beans: Stir in the beans and cook for 5 minutes over high heat. At this point, taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking, then transfer the mixture to the oven and bake until thickened and the top layer turns a light golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes.
5. Finish and serve: Remove and discard the bay leaf. Finish the dish with a drizzle of olive oil, a pinch of parsley, and a good sprinkle of feta. Serve with rustic bread.

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One of the most exciting things about cooking the Mediterranean way is that you can turn something as humble as one can of beans into a satisfying dinner we’ve got some onion chopped garlic celery and carrots diced tomatoes from a can parsley pinch of thy cinnamon Oregan

Red pepper flakes a leaf going in with very large butter beans simmer in this sauce for a few minutes and then finish it up in the oven it’s such a satisfying little meal budget friendly and so delicious why would you not make these baked beans