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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!
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