How to cook healthy beans in tomato sauce.

I really love beans and all dishes based on them, both with meat and lean ones. I would like to offer a simple dish of beans with tomato sauce. The only difficulty in it is to soak the beans in advance so that they swell.

To prepare stewed beans with tomatoes and carrots, any type of bean will do, both red and white, mixed, spotted - in general, any.

Let's prepare all the ingredients according to the list.

Cover the beans with plain water, adding a pinch of soda and leave overnight. Baking soda softens the top layer of beans, which then cooks faster, and also neutralizes their purine properties. In the morning, drain the water, rinse the beans, add fresh water and cook. Remove foam. Typically, beans are cooked for 40 minutes to an hour; periodically you need to check them for softness. Add salt at the end of cooking.

Meanwhile, finely chop the onion and grate the carrots on a coarse grater.

First fry the onion in vegetable oil, then add the carrots.

Lightly salt and add spices as desired. I like to add ground coriander, black pepper and a hop-suneli mixture (the real one, it must contain fenugreek and no bay leaf, cinnamon or turmeric). Chop the garlic and also add to the vegetables.

Prepare tomato sauce. This can be a mixture of ready-made crushed tomatoes from a jar or tomato paste diluted in 300 ml of water. Salt and add half a teaspoon of sugar (if the paste is sour) to even out the taste.

Pour tomato sauce over the vegetables; if desired, you can add hot pepper for taste. Boil for three minutes.

Drain the water from the boiled beans.

Add the beans to the pan with the vegetables and mix gently. Heat over heat for three minutes, checking for salt.

Sprinkle the dish with chopped herbs. Stewed beans with tomatoes and carrots is ready.

Have fun!

Protein, in high percentages, is found not only in meat foods. A striking example of this is beans and other legumes. Now I'll seat you how to cook beans stewed in tomato. A tasty and healthy dish in many ways. Plus it’s filling. I recommend regularly alternating meat with baked beans and other similar dishes.

To prepare beans stewed in tomato sauce , we will need:

— Tomato paste – 2 tablespoons;

— Onion – 2 medium onions;

— Carrots – 1 large carrot;

- Ground black pepper;

— Vegetable oil for frying;

Let's start cooking beans stewed in tomato.

First, you need to soak the beans in water for 12 hours. Then, drain the water. Fill the beans with water again in the pan and put on fire. As it boils, add salt to the water. The beans need to be cooked for a long time until they become soft.

Three carrots on a coarse grater. Cut the onion into medium cubes. Place a large frying pan on the fire and heat the vegetable oil. Fry the onion and then the carrots. Bring everything to a light golden color. Add tomato paste and cilantro. Pepper, salt - mix everything. Let's simmer a little.

Now it remains to drain the water from the beans (but not all, but leave half). Add the beans and the rest of the water to the frying pan. Mix and simmer. Let's try. If it turns out a little sour (due to the tomato), then add sugar. And so on until we get a taste that is digestible for us.

It turns out beautiful beans stewed in tomato sauce. This dish goes well with various side dishes: rice, potatoes, pasta.

To prepare this dish, use white or colored beans. As you know, dry beans are very hard, so they must first be soaked in water overnight. After this, drain the water and boil the beans for 40 minutes. Pre-soaking reduces the cooking time by two or three times (depending on the type of legumes), and also prevents the beans from overcooking, that is, each bean remains intact.

While the beans are cooking, prepare the onions and carrots for sautéing. Cut the onion into cubes or half rings, but it is best to grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and add onion to it. Fry it for five minutes and add carrots to it. Sauté the vegetables over medium heat for another 7–9 minutes. Don't forget to stir them otherwise they will burn.

Place the boiled beans in a colander. If you use tomato paste instead of tomato juice, do not pour out the broth from the beans, but dilute the tomato paste with it. Add vegetables to beans.

Add tomato juice and all the spices to the pan with the beans. Cinnamon, sugar and cloves will give the dish a unique taste and will not spoil it at all. Therefore, you should not neglect these spices. Place the pan with beans and vegetables on low heat and simmer for 20 minutes under the lid without active boiling.

Cooked beans are good hot on a cold winter day, and cold beans are good in the summer.

Beans in tomato sauce can be served as a main dish if accompanied with meat or fish. If you cook during Lent or are a vegetarian, complement the side dish with a vegetable salad with an interesting dressing or simple chopped vegetables. You can also serve potatoes in the form of mashed potatoes or wedges with beans. Can be baked or fried.

General cooking principles

There are not as many secrets in our dish today as you might think at first glance. To make it quick and tasty, the beans need to be washed and soaked in the evening, and boiled in the morning. In this case, it will take about 35-40 minutes instead of two hours.

Next, prepare a sauce based on onions (sometimes with the addition of carrots) and tomatoes/tomato paste/juice. You will get a thick vegetable mass that needs to be mixed with the prepared beans. The dish can be served to the table.

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The dish is not only simple, but also quite quick. In less than an hour, a delicious side dish will appear on your table, which can be complemented as your soul desires.

How to cook:

Tip: For extra spiciness, you can use fresh chili or ground red pepper.

Stewed beans in tomato sauce

This recipe is very similar to the previous one, but differs in the presence of carrots. This root vegetable makes everything sweeter. Try it!

How long is it - 1 hour.

What is the calorie content - 294 calories.

How to cook:

Traditionally, rinse the beans, cover with water and leave overnight.
In the morning, drain the water and boil the beans until tender. This will take about 35-40 minutes.
During this time, peel and chop the onion and set it aside.
Remove the peel from the carrots, rinse and grate.
Rinse the green onions too and chop them with a sharp knife.
Heat the oil in a saucepan, add onions and carrots.
Simmer, stirring, until fully cooked.
Then add green onions, mix all ingredients and simmer for another couple of minutes.
Add tomato paste, pour water and bring everything until smooth.
Add the prepared beans, sprinkle with black pepper and salt, and add water.
Close the lid and cook for another twenty minutes.

Tip: instead of tomato paste, you can use store-bought or homemade tomato juice. In this case, there is no need to add water.

White beans in the oven with tomato sauce

It may sound strange, but now we will bake the beans with aromatic tomato sauce in the oven. All this will take about half an hour, no more. The result will pleasantly surprise each of you!

How much time - 35 minutes.

What is the calorie content - 92 calories.

How to cook:

Rinse the beans under running water and place in a bowl.
Fill with water and leave overnight.
In the morning, rinse the beans and boil until tender. Be sure to add salt at the end.
Peel, wash and chop the onion with a sharp knife.
Heat the oil and fry the onion until golden brown.
Wash the tomatoes and make cuts in the peel.
Pour boiling water over them and leave for one minute.
Then cool the fruits, peel them and chop them finely.
Add tomatoes to onions and simmer until tender, add salt.
Place the prepared beans in a baking dish and pour the sauce on top.
Bake for a quarter of an hour at 250 degrees.
Wash and chop the greens, sprinkle them over the finished dish.

Tip: for greens you can choose arugula, mint, green onions, dill or anything else you like.

Spicy recipe with vegetables

The recipe is intended for those who love spicy dishes. Now we will cook spicy beans with vegetables in tomato sauce. It is very tasty and definitely worthy of your attention.

How long is it - 1 hour.

What is the calorie content - 124 calories.

How to cook:

Rinse the beans under running water, soak overnight, then boil in the morning until tender.
While cooking, peel and wash the carrots and grate them.
Remove the peel from the onion, rinse and chop with a sharp knife.
Heat the oil and fry the onions and carrots in it.
Add beans, stir and cook to taste.
Pour in water.
Peel and wash the zucchini, and then cut into cubes.
Add it after the water and mix.
Peel the tomatoes and chop them.
Transfer them to the pan and simmer for another 5-7 minutes.
At the end, add hot pepper, mix and serve.

Tip: if desired, you can add sweet peppers and eggplants.

Green bean dinner

Another recipe that will be ready incredibly quickly! This time the beans change from beans to pods and are more tender and crispy at the same time. And all again with tomato sauce.

How much time - 30 minutes.

What is the calorie content - 113 calories.

How to cook:

Wash the bean pods and remove the stems.
Pour into a saucepan and add the required amount of water.
Cook for ten minutes, then drain in a colander and rinse immediately with cold water to preserve the crispness of the pods and their vibrant color.
Remove peels from tomatoes and chop.
Peel the garlic, remove dry ends and press the cloves through a crusher.
Mix tomatoes with oregano, garlic, add salt and pepper, mix.
Simmer, stirring, for fifteen minutes over low heat.
Grind the cooled beans, cutting each pod into 2-3 parts.
Add to the tomato mass, mix everything, simmer for a couple of minutes - and serve.

Tip: for an original taste, use different spices.

Cooking beans in tomato sauce in a slow cooker

If you are the proud owner of a multicooker, save the recipe! These are beans in tomato sauce, which will cook in an hour and a half without your help. Isn't it wonderful?

What time is it – 2 hours.

What is the calorie content - 82 calories.

How to cook:

If possible, sort out the beans and soak them for several hours, or better yet, overnight.
In the morning, drain the water and rinse the beans again.
Peel the onion, wash and cut into small cubes.
Set the multicooker to baking mode, add oil and heat it.
Add the onion and simmer for ten minutes.
During this time, peel, wash and grate the carrots.
Add to the onion and cook for another quarter of an hour.
Pour in tomato juice, add beans, sugar, tomato paste and spices.
Stir and cook for an hour and a half in simmer mode.

Tip: instead of tomato paste, you can use adjika.

If you don’t have time to soak and cook beans, you can safely buy a ready-made product in a jar. In this case, you will only need to prepare the sauce and mix it with the cooked beans.

Beans in tomato sauce are not only healthy and tasty, but also very satisfying. Try cooking, it’s so simple that even a child can do it!

Pour cold water over the beans and leave overnight to swell.

Cook the beans over low heat until tender (the cooking time for the beans depends on their type, mine took 1 hour). The beans should become soft, but at the same time retain their shape and not become overcooked. Place the cooked beans in a sieve and drain the water.

Peel the onions and carrots. Cut the onion into half rings, grate the carrots. Fry vegetables in vegetable oil until soft for 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, over low heat.

Pour 1 glass of water into the vegetables and tomato paste, add salt and pepper to taste. If the tomato sauce is very sour, you can add a little sugar. Simmer the tomato sauce covered over low heat for 5-7 minutes.

Then add the beans to the tomato sauce with the vegetables, add the garlic squeezed through the garlic press, stir and continue to simmer for 10 minutes, covered, over low heat.