Gigantes Plaki

Name: Gigantes Plaki
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 2 cups giant lima beans, soaked; 4 tomatoes, chopped; 2 onions, chopped; 1 tbsp dried oregano

Γίγαντες Πλακί/YEE-gan-des plah-KEE/

Also known as: Greek Baked Giant Beans

About this dish

Large lima beans baked in a rich tomato sauce with herbs, a comforting Greek vegetarian dish.

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Ingredients

🫘2 cups giant lima beans, soaked

🍅4 tomatoes, chopped

🧅2 onions, chopped

🌿1 tbsp dried oregano

Method

Serves 3

Simmer the soaked beans until nearly tender.

Sauté onion and garlic, then add chopped tomato and oregano.

Combine the beans with the tomato sauce in a baking dish.

Bake at 180°C (350°F) until the sauce thickens and the beans are fully tender.

Serve warm with crusty bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Gigantes plaki is a traditional Greek baked bean dish, valued as a hearty vegetarian main or side.

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