Fasolakia in tomato sauce with bread

Name: Fasolakia in tomato sauce with bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 400 g Green beans; 300 g Chopped canned tomatoes; 80 g Onion; 10 g Garlic; 30 g Olive oil; 10 g Fresh parsley; 100 g Water; 3 g Salt; 1 g Black pepper; 160 g White wheat bread

Greek green beans gently simmered with tomato, onion and olive oil, with measured bread to make a meal.

Estimated total time: 45 minutes2 portionsAbout 470 kcal per portion

Fasolakia in tomato sauce with bread — representative dish photograph — Photo: Robert Kindermann aka RobertK · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Photo source. Wikimedia photograph; responsive display cropping. The photograph shows the bean dish without the 160 g bread served in this meal.

Ingredients for 2 portions

400 g Green beans
300 g Chopped canned tomatoes
80 g Onion
10 g Garlic
30 g Olive oil
10 g Fresh parsley
100 g Water
3 g Salt
1 g Black pepper
160 g White wheat bread

Method

Trim and rinse 400 g fresh green beans. Finely chop 80 g onion and 10 g garlic, and crush 300 g canned chopped tomatoes with a fork. Chop 10 g parsley; keep the 160 g ready-made bread aside for serving.
Heat 30 g olive oil in a lidded wide pan over medium heat. Soften the onion for 3 minutes, then stir in the garlic for 30 seconds without browning it.
Add the beans, crushed tomatoes, 100 g water, 3 g salt and 1 g black pepper. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 30–35 minutes, turning the beans once or twice, until tender and coated in the reduced tomato sauce. Add a small splash of water only if the pan becomes dry.
Stir in the parsley and divide the full pan between two bowls. Serve with 160 g ready-made white wheat bread; the bread is included in the energy estimate.

This is a bread-sized vegan main-meal adaptation of a Greek fasolakia side dish. The source uses fresh grated tomatoes and tomato paste; here crushed canned tomatoes provide both tomato body and liquid. Fresh beans need the stated 30–35-minute simmer, so the full meal is about 45 minutes rather than a 30-minute claim. Buy bread with a vegan-suitable ingredient label; gluten is flagged. The Commons image depicts only green beans in tomato sauce, without the measured bread, and its exact preparation is unknown. Ingredient-based calories and timing are estimates, not kitchen-tested.

Φασολάκια λαδερά

Allergens and ingredient checks

Listed allergens: gluten. Check actual packaging and cross-contact information. Nutrition is estimated from ingredient weights; recipe suitability depends on the specified products.

Stephanie / Cook Like a Greek Blog — fasolakia reference

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