Easy Pesto Bean Casserole
This recipe takes just 5 minutes to prepare and is packed with fibre, flavour, and comfort. Using our own Happy Pear Lovely Basil Pesto, it comes together into a nourishing, wholesome dinner that’s perfect for evenings when you want something quick, tasty, and satisfying.
Takes 15 minutes
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 x 400g tin chickpeas about 2 ½ cups cooked
- 1 x 400g tin butterbeans about 2 ½ cups cooked
- 200 g cherry tomatoes about 1 ¼ cups
- 1 bunch scallions/green onions about 6–8, ~1 cup chopped
- 15 g fresh basil about 1 cup loosely packed
- 135 g The Happy Pear Lovely Basil Pesto about ½ cup
- 200 ml oat milk or similar milk about ¾ cup + 1 tbsp
- 5 tbsp breadcrumbs about 30g / ¼ cup
- ½ tsp mixed herbs
- Drizzle olive oil ~1 tbsp / 15ml
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C.
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas and butterbeans.
- Quarter the cherry tomatoes, remove the basil leaves from the stalks, and finely slice the spring onions.
- Add the drained beans to a casserole dish, followed by the cherry tomatoes, basil, and spring onions.
- Stir in the pesto and oat milk, then mix well. Taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking.
- Sprinkle over the breadcrumbs, mixed herbs, a pinch of salt, and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and enjoy!
Where can i find the nutritional info for this dish?
Hey there! We don’t include macros or calorie counts because our approach is all about celebrating whole, nourishing foods. Our goal is to make healthy eating feel fun, sustainable, and full of variety! 😊
Delicious and easy recipe, thank you
Thanks for the feedback Madeline🥰
So so so so good! Perfect to bring to others and keeps well. Love how easy yet rewarding it is. Thank you!
Love your answer on the nutritional value of your dish. It is all about enjoying Whole Foods in a variety of combinations that bring health to the world ❤️❤️❤️
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Thanks for the ideas on healthy comfort food.
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Made this recipe was absolutely delicious 😋
Delighted you liked it 💚