Dinner

Squid and Chorizo with Butter Beans

Name: Squid and Chorizo with Butter Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 200 g Squid, cleaned, tubes cut into rings; 25 g Chorizo; 150 g Butter beans, tinned and drained; 150 g Cherry tomatoes; 2 cloves, about 6 g Garlic; 5 g Olive oil; Half a teaspoon Smoked paprika; Half a lemon Lemon juice; A handful, chopped Fresh parsley

Squid rings flashed in chorizo fat with garlic, then tossed with butter beans and cherry tomatoes that have collapsed in the pan. 48 g of protein for 448 kcal.

Calories: 448kcal
Protein: 48g
Fat: 14g
Carbs: 31g

Per serving, makes 1. 20 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Molluscs

Some chorizo contains milk protein. Check the label.

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

Squid, cleaned, tubes cut into rings200 g
Weighed raw.
Chorizo25 g
As sold. This is where the fat in the dish is.
Butter beans, tinned and drained150 g
Drained weight.
Cherry tomatoes150 g
Garlic2 cloves, about 6 g
Olive oil5 g
Smoked paprikaHalf a teaspoon
Lemon juiceHalf a lemon
Fresh parsleyA handful, chopped

Method

Fry the chorizo in the oil over a medium heat for three minutes until the fat runs. Add the tomatoes and cook for five minutes until they split and start to collapse.
Add the garlic and paprika, then the beans, and cook for three minutes until the beans are hot and coated.
Push everything to one side, turn the heat to high and add the squid. Cook for ninety seconds, turning once, until it turns opaque and curls.
Toss it all together with the lemon and parsley and eat straight away.

Worth knowing

Squid is cooked in under two minutes or in forty. Anything between is rubber. On a home hob the short route is the one that works.
Dry the squid on kitchen paper before it goes in. Wet squid steams in the pan and never colours.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.