Lemony Shrimp and Bean Stew Recipe (2024)

Make a quick shrimp stock with shrimp shells to use in place of chicken stock:1TBS veg oil warmed in pan, add shells and sauté for 3 min.Add 1/4C dry white wine and 1 3/4 water to pan with celery leaves and lemon peel if you have. Simmer for 10 min.Drain through sieve into pan with leeks and beans.

@Cassie: Shrimp will turn rubbery and flavorless if cooked ahead and reheated...not good. To make ahead:Make marinade but DO NOT add the shrimp. Make the leek & bean stew. Both can be done ahead and held in the refrigerator (cooled & covered) without deteriorating.Just before serving, reheat the stew, marinate the shrimp, saute the shrimp in butter just until they turn pink and then add them to the stew. The shrimp will be tender and the stew will be perfect.

Lovely! I traded shallots for leeks and added a bag of spinach for more greens. Served with some garlic naan on the side.

Made this exactly according to the recipe and it may be the best thing I ever cooked in my life — I’m 71.

This was really quick and delicious, but next time I would use slightly less shrimp, more beans, and more broth. I used a half of an onion instead of leeks because that is what I had on hand and it tasted great.

i'm going to be real, i eat this whole thing in one meal.

I wonder if adding a bit of white wine and letting it cook down before adding the broth would add a nice flavor to it ....

This was easy to prepare as a week night meal and quite delicious. I followed the recipe as written except that I used about 5-6 cloves of garlic. My husband felt it needed more beans, so next time I make it, I will use two cans. I sautéed the shrimp in two batches to avoid overcrowding the pan. I also made some penne rigate as I thought rigatoni is too large. The rigate was the perfect size and a good addition to add some heft for those wanting a heavier meal. Definitely a keeper.

My wife and I loved this. Thinking of swapping in shallots for leeks next time to speed up the prep.

Oh, yum! Made this tonight in about an hour, served with crusty bread and a good pinot noir. Flavors are bold, rich and satisfying, the beans add heft and creaminess and the lemon juice adds a fine note of brightness. I increased the lemon zest to the entire lemon's worth (about a Tablespoon) because I love that flavor and decreased the salt and pepper added to the shrimp to 1/2 teaspoon each, which to my taste was plenty. This is so good, the two of us almost finished it off!

This is the rare recipe that I could smell and taste as I read it. I made it for my family tonight. They were wowed. I served it over linguine with torn, toasted French bread to sop the juice. I made one change. I wanted the lemon juice in the marinade. So I put it in with the shrimp marinade and reserved it. When the recipe calls to add the lemon juice, I added the reserve marinade. The whole recipe took about an hour, not 30 minutes. But one of the best.

Delicious and simple, only thing I would change is cooking time of shrimp to 1-2 mins, slightly undercooked. Before adding to sauce. Or even cooking shrimp separately and adding to sauce immediately after cooking for 2-3 mins.

A really good recipe! I followed the advice of another cook and added a second can of cannellini beans. I also made a quick stock with the shrimp tails, and supplemented it with a bit of veggie broth to make 2 cups instead of using chicken broth, but otherwise followed the recipe. We loved it, and it came together quickly.

Excellent and easy. I used fennel instead of leeks because that’s what I had on hand and we love fennel. It worked beautifully. I’ll definitely make this again.

Fast, easy and tasty. A stick-to-your ribs kind of meal (as in very filling). Made for 2 with 1/2 lb. shrimp, 1 can of Great Northern Beans, and 1/2 of a large onion instead of leeks.

Shrimp got overcooked easily. Put in last minute. Could be good with fish too. Don’t skip the leeks.

Made this as written - SO GOOD!!!!!!

Sauté garlic, olives, and red pepper flakes. Slice Spinach into thin strips. We put it in the bottom of the colander but it still clumped. Try adding it to boiling pasta for a few seconds. we used half a box of pasta and 10 ounces of spinach. Could’ve had more spinach.

This was an easy, excellent and satisfying winter supper, especially with focaccia right out of the oven. I used dill in place of the parsley because that’s what I had. It was perfects.

Wow! I tried this recipe first for my family. We loved it. But the real test was making it last night for 12 people from my church who gathered at our home for dinner. Not sure of people's likes or dislikes, I thought it was a nice light alternative to creamy sauces. The dish was a big hit with many people asking for the recipe. I tripled the recipe but only used 2 pounds of shrimp but four cans of beans. It was still a great ratio and made the meal a bit more economical. Big hit! Can't go wrong

really enjoyed this!

Incredible recipe! Didn't have leeks so I substituted shallots and celery and turned out incredible.

agree with comments about using the shrimp shells.

I used canned butter beans, and while the flavor was okay, the beans might have been the wrong choice since the stew didn't thicken well, and the beans had a mushy texture. If I make this again in the future, I would use either cannellini or great northern beans and would decrease the amount of stock. The flavor was bland to me, but that is easily fixed by increasing the spices and aromatics.

This was so delicious that it has prompted me to post my first comment! I can’t wait to have it again. I did add a little white wine as per Michael‘s comment.

amazingly easy and delicious. I used about a half of a cup of white wine and reduced the broth, added a bit more garlic (1 more clove) and a touch of red pepper flakes at the end with the parsley. a perfect cozy valentine's night at home. yum!

Delicious! Used leftovers on orzo with lots of Parmesan which was most excellent.

Half for two people but don’t half the broth

Put more beans in then you think & put in bowel! Otherwise its prawns on a plate ...don't forget the bread! Essential!

Would recommend crushing the beans to make the broth thicker. Also this recipe could use some more spice — spicy chili crisp did the trick for us.