Pizza Beans on Toast

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By G. Daniela Galarza

In this speedy dish, cannellini beans are simmered successful a flavorful marinara sauce, dispersed connected toast and covered successful food for an effect that tastes similar pizza — but requires acold little clip and effort. This look was inspired by Smitten Kitchen blogger and cookbook writer Deb Perelman’s deed look for pizza beans, a marvelous casserole-style cook that is good worthy your time. But erstwhile you privation these flavors faster, see this shortcut mentation that relies connected canned beans, store-bought marinara, regular toast and your broiler for a speedy, hearty and nutritious meal.

Very loosely adapted from “Smitten Kitchen Every Day” by Deb Perelman (Knopf, 2017).

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 2-4 (makes 4 toasts)

3 tablespoons olive oil, divided, positive much arsenic needed
Four (3/4-inch-thick) slices sturdy bread, specified arsenic a state loaf oregon sourdough
3 ail cloves
One (15-ounce) tin cannellini oregon navy beans, drained and rinsed
1 cupful store-bought marinara sauce, specified arsenic Rao’s
1/4 cupful adust achromatic vino (see Substitutions)
1 cupful (4 ounces) shredded fontina
1/4 cupful (1 ounce) grated parmesan food (optional)
2 tablespoons finely chopped caller flat-leaf parsley leaves (optional)
Pinch crushed reddish capsicum flakes (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per toast

Calories
397
Fat
21 g
Saturated Fat
7 g
Carbohydrates
35 g
Sodium
764 mg
Cholesterol
34 mg
Protein
17 g
Fiber
7 g
Sugar
5 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Very loosely adapted from “Smitten Kitchen Every Day” by Deb Perelman (Knopf, 2017).

Tested by Kara Elder.

Published March 10, 2026