A truly tasty budget-friendly recipe! Great for full-time vegetarians or for family meat-free days. Packed full of vegetables and beans in a smoky, tomato-based sauce.
Serve with a simple green salad or steamed green vegetables on the side.
Skills Check
Follow a recipe; follow food safety & hygiene rules; tidy away; use measuring spoons; use a measuring jug to measure liquids; chop using bridge/claw technique; use a vegetable peeler safely; use a box grater safely; crush garlic; use a zester; use a tin opener safely; use a colander; use a hob (with adult supervision).
Equipment
Saucepan, wooden spoon, chopping board, knife, vegetable peeler, spoons, box grater, colander, tin opener, hand blender, ovenproof dish, measuring spoons, zester/fine grater.
Allergens
Gluten | Soya
Please note the allergens listed above are indicative only. Allergens vary depending on brand; check the labels on the products you use.
Ingredients (serves 2):
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 small red onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 large carrot, peeled and grated
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and chopped
- 100 ml water
- 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
- 200 g can of chopped tomatoes
- 200 g tin of reduced salt & sugar baked beans
- 200 g tin of mixed beans in water, drained
- 1 medium slice of wholemeal bread
- Lemon zest from 1/2 a lemon
Method
- Preheat your oven to 200°C / gas mark 6.
- Heat 1 teaspoon of the olive oil in a saucepan and add the onion, garlic and carrot. Cook over a medium heat for 5-10 minutes until soft.
- Stir in the smoked paprika and cook for another minute.
- Add the sweet potatoes and water, and simmer over a low heat until the potatoes are tender.
- Stir in the tomatoes, beans and half the dried herbs, and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile use a hand-held blender to blitz the sliced bread into breadcrumbs. Stir in the lemon zest and the rest of the dried herbs.
- Pour the beanie mix into an ovenproof dish then add the breadcrumb mix over the top. Drizzle the remaining teaspoon of olive oil over the breadcrumbs.
- Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake for about 15 minutes, until bubbling and golden brown on top.
- Divide the bake between plates and serve with a green salad or steamed vegetables.
So thinking about Beanie Bake ...
Sweet potatoes are a nutritious and filling starchy food; low in fat and a good source of beta-carotene (Vitamin A), Vitamin C and fibre. And they count towards our 5 a day!
Beans of all types are so good for us! Low in fat, sugar and calories and high in protein, B vitamins and fibre.
Tomatoes are really good for us containing a wide range of vitamins and minerals. They also contain lycopene, a type of antioxidant which can help protect our bodies from disease.
Nutritional Information
- | Energy | 1719kJ/408kcal | 20% |
Low | Fat | 6.6g | 9% |
Low | Saturates | 1.1g | 5% |
Low | Sugars | 20.9g | 23% |
Low | Salt | 1.1g | 18% |
per 463g serving
% of an adult's reference intake
Typical values per 100g: Energy 371kJ / 88kcal
Notes
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