Cheesy Chile Crisp White Beans
June 18, 2025
Cheesy Chile Crisp White Beans are a simple, comforting, and flavorful dish that combines the creaminess of white beans with the spicy, textural kick of chili crisp and the richness of melted cheese. If you are looking for something quick, satisfying, and vegetarian-friendly, this is the answer! You can serve it with warm tortillas or tortilla chips for scooping, or or spoon it over rice to soak up all the flavorful sauce.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Ingredients
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 fat garlic cloves, thinly sliced
3 scallions, thinly sliced, white and light green parts separated from dark greens
2 teaspoons to 2 tablespoons chile crisp or chile paste, to taste
2 (15-ounce) cans white beans, such as cannellini or Great Northern, drained and rinsed
Directions
1Heat oven to 475° F. In a 10-inch ovenproof skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add garlic and white and light green scallion slices, reserving the dark greens for later. Cook until lightly golden, 1 to 3 minutes. Carefully stir in tomato paste and chile crisp, and cook for 1 minute.
2Stir in the beans and salt. Taste mixture, adding more salt and chili crisp as needed (remember that the cheese will add saltiness, so don’t overdo the salt here). Sprinkle cheese evenly over the top. Bake for 6 to 10 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and browned in spots. If you’d like to toast the top further, run the skillet under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle with reserved scallion greens and serve.
Recipe by Melissa Clark.
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