Dinner · 90 min · greek

Gigantes Plaki

This is the kind of Greek dinner you’ll make on repeat — gigante beans and crushed tomatoes, 90 minutes, big payoff.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups Gigante beans
• 28 oz Crushed tomatoes
• 1 Onion
• 2 Carrots
• 2 stalks Celery
• 1/3 cup Olive oil
• 1/2 cup Fresh dill

Steps

1. Soak the gigantes overnight, then simmer 45 minutes until tender but whole — they should be creamy inside, intact outside.
2. Sweat the onion, carrots, and celery in olive oil 10 minutes until sweet.
3. Add the tomatoes and simmer 15 minutes into a rich sauce.
4. Fold in the beans with a ladle of their cooking liquid; the starch enriches the sauce.
5. Bake uncovered at 375°F for 30 minutes until the top caramelizes and the sauce thickens.
6. Shower with dill and a thread of raw olive oil.
7. Serve warm or at room temperature with feta and bread; the giant beans are Greece’s most luxurious legume.

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