Dinner for 4

Gigantes Plaki

Name: Gigantes Plaki
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 400 g butter beans; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 chopped onion; 2 clove chopped garlic; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 800 g tomatoes; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 1 pinch cinnamon; 2 tbsp chopped parsley

$6.25for 440 minServes 4

Butter beans simmer in a tomato sauce with onion, garlic, oregano, cinnamon, and parsley before baking until richly flavored.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Canned beans, 14 oz$0.09/oz typical	14 oz	$1.27Typical price
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 1 oz$0.08/oz typical	1 oz	$0.08Typical price
	Fresh tomatoes, 1.75 lb$1.99/lb typical	1.75 lb	$3.51Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.09Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.25

Swaps

Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSugar and brown sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)

Not included in the cost.

40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Greek Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Gluten-free Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$1.56 per serving$6.25 for 4

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Ingredients

400 g butter beans
3 tbsp olive oil
1 chopped onion
2 clove chopped garlic
2 tbsp tomato puree
800 g tomatoes
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp dried oregano
1 pinch cinnamon
2 tbsp chopped parsley

Steps

Heat the oven to 375°F and drain the butter beans.
Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat, then cook the onion and garlic for 5 minutes.
Stir in the tomato puree, tomatoes, sugar, oregano, cinnamon, salt, and pepper.
Simmer the sauce for 10 minutes, then fold in the butter beans.
Bake uncovered for 20 minutes until the sauce is thick and bubbling.
Stir in the chopped parsley before serving.

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