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    Home » Recipes » Dinner » Meat and Poultry

    Chicken And Cannellini Beans

    Published: Nov 23, 2017 · Updated: Jan 28, 2021 by Neil 10 Comments

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    Birds eye view of a pan of cooked chicken and cannellini beans. Pin title text overlay at top.

    Chicken and cannellini beans is a delicious quick healthy meal. Ready in under an hour and served with rice this one pan meal will be a hit with your family!

    Birds eye view of a pan of cooked chicken and cannellini beans.

    This chicken and cannellini beans dish really is a fantastic budget family recipe and its got to be one of the easiest dinners I've ever made!

    To prepare this healthy delicious feast all I used was frozen sweetcorn, chicken breasts a can of cannellini beans, chicken stock and some other basic store cupboard ingredients.

    I used a tin of condensed chicken soup to make up the sauce - easy!

    I know that this is one of those recipes I'm going to turn to time and time again because it’s so easy to prepare and when paired with some rice it’s totally filling.

    Plus I think you’ll love the fact that it’s all cooked together in one pan because it’s faster to prepare and there’s less mess and washing up!

    Birds eye view of two plates of chicken and cannellini beans served on a bed of rice with forks beside.

    You could also choose to incorporate your rice into the one pan chicken and cannellini beans so that it cooks at the same time too.

    I cook my rice separately as I generally use wholegrain basmati rice which can take longer than traditional rice and absorbs more liquid.

    I like the dish to still be quite creamy, not stodgy!

    The recipes makes enough for a family of 4 and any leftovers can be easily frozen too.

    And, not only are cannellini beans remarkably cheap but they also come with a whole list of amazing health benefits :-

    Two plates of chicken and cannellini beans served on a bed of rice with forks beside.

    Why Cannellini Beans Are Good For You!

    • They're high in protein
    • High in fibre
    • Low in calories
    • They help to contributes towards a healthy heart.
    • And they may help to prevent cancer!

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    Chicken and cannellini beans is a delicious quick healthy meal. Ready in under an hour and served with rice this one pan meal will be a hit with your family! Click to Tweet

    Chicken And Cannellini Beans Recipe

    Substitute the cannellini beans with other types of beans (e.g. butter beans) if you wish too.

    In my quest for keeping as many of my quick healthy recipes as low cost as I can, (like under £5 for 4 portions if possible) cannellini beans are remarkably cheap in my local supermarket.

    I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂

    Chicken and cannellini beans is a delicious quick healthy meal. Ready in under an hour and served with rice this one pan meal will be a hit with your family!
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    Chicken And Cannellini Beans Recipe

    Chicken and cannellini beans is a delicious quick healthy meal. Ready in under an hour and served with rice this one pan meal will be a hit with your family!
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time30 mins
    Total Time50 mins
    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: International
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 433kcal
    Author: Neil

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    Equipment

    • Non stick frying pan
    • Kitchen scale
    • Chopping board
    • Kitchen knives
    • Garlic press
    • Measuring jug
    • Wooden spoon

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 500 g chicken breasts diced
    • 1 medium onion diced
    • 1 clove garlic crushed
    • 1 tin condensed chicken soup
    • 100 ml chicken stock
    • ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
    • 115 g frozen sweetcorn
    • 300 g can cannellini beans drained and rinsed
    • Freshly ground salt and pepper
    • 1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Heat olive oil in a large pan.
    • Add the chicken and diced onion and saute until the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
    • Add the garlic and saute for about 20 seconds.
    • Add the condensed chicken soup, chicken stock and thyme and stir everything well together.
    • Bring mixture to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
    • Stir in the sweetcorn and cannellini beans and allow to simmer for a further 10 minutes.
    • Season to taste, stir in parsley and serve with rice.
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    Nutrition

    Calories: 433kcal | Carbohydrates: 27.6g | Protein: 38.3g | Fat: 18.5g | Saturated Fat: 4.9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8.8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 94.5mg | Sodium: 526.6mg | Fiber: 4.8g | Sugar: 2.8g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 4.1mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 4.1mg

    Nutrition Facts
    Chicken And Cannellini Beans
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 433 Calories from Fat 167
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 18.5g28%
    Saturated Fat 4.9g31%
    Trans Fat 0.1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 8.8g
    Cholesterol 94.5mg32%
    Sodium 526.6mg23%
    Carbohydrates 27.6g9%
    Fiber 4.8g20%
    Sugar 2.8g3%
    Protein 38.3g77%
    Vitamin A 350IU7%
    Vitamin C 4.1mg5%
    Calcium 90mg9%
    Iron 4.1mg23%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Comments

    1. Karly

      November 24, 2017 at 1:37 am

      Okay, this looks amazing. So quick and easy- a great recipe to have back pocket for busy weeknights!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        November 24, 2017 at 4:28 am

        Hi Karly, thanks so much for your comment! Yes, this is definitely one of those "go to" recipes for busy weeknights. So creamy and delicious tasting. 🙂

        Reply
    2. GiGi Eats

      November 25, 2017 at 8:17 pm

      This looks like a BOMB way to use up leftovers! I mean, for everyone who's got LOADS of turkey laying around 🙂

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        November 26, 2017 at 5:57 pm

        That's a great idea to use leftover turkey up in this recipe instead of chicken. Thanks GiGi! 🙂

        Reply
    3. David @ Spiced

      November 27, 2017 at 1:25 pm

      This looks like the perfect comfort food meal, Neil! And I love how creamy it looks. I second GiGi's idea of using leftover turkey here. I can see this being one excellent (and easy!) weeknight meal. We're all sick here in our house this week, and I'm thinking some good comfort food like this is in order! 🙂 Hope you and Lynne have a great week ahead! Also, OMD = awesome!!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        November 28, 2017 at 8:54 am

        Really sorry to hear that you're all sick in your house this week David. 🙁

        Lynne and I hope that you all get better soon. Nothing worse that feeling ill at this time of year when it's cold and challenging enough as it is! If you were nearer I'd certainly be bringing you over a bowl of this recipe and a good malt!

        I third that suggestion from GiGi too for using leftover turkey here. I never thought of that, that's what great about all the comments and suggestions people make here. There's just so many different ways to change-up a recipe! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Ben|Havocinthekitchen

      November 28, 2017 at 2:08 am

      5 stars
      Perfect comfort yet not overly heavy food, Neil. I bet lots of people are going to indulge themselves for the next few weeks; however, this simple combo of chicken and beans would be something that many peope will start craving in January;)

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        November 28, 2017 at 8:58 am

        Ben, thanks so much for your comment and recipe rating! 😀

        That was exactly what I was trying to do in bringing about this simple comforting recipe. So that people can have this in their back pocket for when we reach January and we all just need some decent comfort food and nothing too fancy.

        Reply
    5. Sheila

      December 19, 2017 at 8:17 am

      Thank you for this quick and easy meal. It's a life-saver plus my family enjoyed it. In fact, they keep bugging me to make another batch. Once again, thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe.

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        December 19, 2017 at 4:21 pm

        Hey Sheila, I'm so glad you and your family enjoyed the recipe! That's amazing that they are bugging you to make another batch. I love that! 😀

        Reply

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