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    Home » Recipes » Vegan Main Dishes

    BBQ-Flavored White Beans with Sausage and Spinach

    Published: Mar 1, 2012 · Updated: Apr 7, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    It must be fully admitted that this recipe combining vegan sausage, canned beans, and barbecue sauce screams “emergency dinner!” But it’s spicy, hearty, high in protein, and best of all, ready for the table in about 20 minutes. Some nights, you need a main dish like that, and this one never disappoints. Photos by Hannah Kaminsky.

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    BBQ-Flavored White Beans with Sausage and Spinach

    This main dish featuring white beans, spinach, and vegan sausage is spicy, hearty, high in protein, and best of all, ready for the table in about 20 minutes.
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    Course: Vegan main dish / beans
    Cuisine: Vegan / Healthy
    Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
    Keyword: white beans dish, white beans recipes
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Servings: 4 to 6
    Calories: 214kcal
    Author: Veg Kitchen

    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 medium onion chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic minced, optional
    • 2 links Tofurky or Field Roast sausage sliced ½ inch thick
    • Two 15- to 16-ounce cans navy beans drained and rinsed
    • 1 cup natural barbecue sauce or homemade Quick Vegan Barbecue Sauce
    • 4 to 5 ounces fresh baby spinach
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    Instructions

    • Heat the oil in a wide skillet or stir-fry pan. Add the onion and sauté until translucent.
    • Add the garlic and sausage; continue to sauté, stirring frequently, until everything is golden, about 5 minutes.
    • Stir in the beans and barbecue sauce. Cook until piping hot, about 4 minutes.
    • Add the spinach and cover. When it wilts down a bit, stir it in. Continue to cook for just a minute or so longer. Serve at once.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 973mg | Potassium: 370mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 2819IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 2mg
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    Nutrition Information
    Per serving: Calories: 380 calories;  Total fat: 13g; Protein: 25g;  Carbs: 44g; Fiber: 13g;  Sodium: 790mg

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    BBQ White Beans with vegan sausage and spinach recipe

     

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    1. Qes Ankhti says

      August 03, 2015 at 10:07 am

      I'm trying this tomorrow'

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