Roasted Cabbage and Butter Beans
Published September 21, 2025
Rachel Vanni for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Spencer Richards.
- Total Time
- 1 hour
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 55 minutes
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Ingredients
1 medium cabbage (about 2 ½ pounds)
Salt and pepper
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
2 (15-ounce) cans butter beans
4 anchovy fillets
2 garlic cloves
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
¼ cup roughly chopped parsley, for garnish
1 lemon (optional)
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
63 grams carbs; 3 milligrams cholesterol; 453 calories; 10 grams monosaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 16 grams fat; 19 grams fiber; 1270 milligrams sodium; 20 grams protein; 13 grams sugar
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Step 2
Remove the outer layer of leaves from the cabbage, then cut off the stem end. Cut the cabbage into quarters through the core, then cut out the solid core from each piece. Slice each piece crosswise into ½-inch-thick slabs, then separate them with your hands into individual ribbons. Spread the ribbons onto a baking sheet and season with salt and pepper.
- Step 3
Roast the cabbage for 15 minutes. Drizzle the cabbage with 2 tablespoons olive oil and toss to coat, then roast for another 15 minutes.
- Step 4
Meanwhile, rinse and drain the butter beans. Finely mince the anchovies and grate the garlic.
- Step 5
Add the beans, anchovies, garlic, crushed red pepper (if using) and the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to the roasted cabbage and toss to coat evenly. Bake for a final 15 minutes, or longer if you prefer the cabbage to caramelize further.
- Step 6
Remove the cabbage from the oven. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley, drizzle with more olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and add a squeeze of lemon, if that suits you; gently toss to combine. Serve warm.
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We are vegetarian so substituted capers for anchovies. Generous amounts of pepper and salt and lemon juice make this a weeknight winner. Will make again.
@Katie F. I use kelp powder as a replacement for anchovies or fish sauce needs. Works like a charm :)
SO good! A perfect use for the Rancho Gordo Royal Corona beans I had in the fridge. I added about 6 oz of penne, and a couple tablespoons of Parmesan, because I wanted to use those things up.
I made this tonight, and was really surprised at the unremarkable outcome! I knew enough to double the garlic, and per a suggestion I substituted capers for the anchovies. The only flavor I could detect in the finished product was capers! How odd! I used Cannellini beans, which felt a bit hard in spite of having come from a can. I picked out the capers, and seasoned a serving with ground sumac berries, which made it palatable. Maybe I'll try sprinkling vinegar on the leftovers. Hmmm....
Used a red cabbage and capers instead of anchovies to make it veggie, then stuffed the mix into warmed pitas
This was fantastic, even more fantastic than I would have ever thought. I added it to couscous with some salt and pepper. Additional olive oil for the couscous was unnecessary, since this recipe had so much olive oil in it already. Really quite the most delicious side dish we've ever had, and that's even though we used dried parsley and lime instead of lemon and capers instead of anchovies.