Homemade smoky beans and potatoes recipe

Homemade smoky beans and potatoes

Jazz up a couple of tins of baked beans with this homemade smoky beans recipe. Add sweet caramelised peppers and spicy paprika to your baked beans and serve on a jacket potato for an updated twist on this comfort food classic.

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  • Serves 4
  • 10 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
  • 550 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 4 jacket potatoes
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 peppers, deseeded and finely sliced
  • 1½ tsp paprika
  • 2 x 420g tins baked beans
  • 15g basil, leaves picked

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Each serving contains

Energy
2320kJ 550.0kcal
28%
Fat
5g
low8%
Saturates
1g
low4%
Salt
1.2g
low21%
Sugars
19g
low22%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 107.4gProtein 19.1gFibre 16.9g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 8, 220°C, fan 200°C. Pierce the potatoes with a sharp knife a few times, then microwave on high for 10 mins. Check to see if a knife easily pierces them (if not, cook for 3-5 mins and test again). Put on a baking sheet and drizzle with a little oil. Bake for 10 mins until golden.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium heat and add the onion. Fry for 5-7 mins, until starting to soften. Add the garlic, peppers and paprika and fry for a further 5 mins.
  3. Add the beans to the pan and simmer for 5 mins. Garnish with basil and serve immediately with the jacket potatoes.

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