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Toast, beans and fried egg on a blue and white plate

Spiced Cannellini Beans on Toast

By: Deborah
Cosy, comforting and warming for lunch, and great for a more filling breakfast or brunch dish.  
PREP: 5 minutes
COOK: 25 minutes
TOTAL: 30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch
Cuisine: British
Servings: 2 people
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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic finely chopped
  • 0.25 tsp chilli flakes see Notes
  • pinch of paprika
  • 400 g (14 oz) tin plum tomatoes or chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp light brown soft sugar
  • 2 tsp cider vinegar
  • 400 g (14 oz) tin cannellini beans drained and rinsed
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 slices of bread see Notes
  • 2 free range eggs fried (optional / see Notes)

Instructions

  • Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over a low to medium heat.
  • Once warm, add the garlic and fry until starting to turn golden.
  • Then add the spices and cook for a further 30 seconds.
  • Tip in the tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, vinegar and cannellini beans.
  • Season to taste, bring to the boil, then simmer, uncovered on a medium or medium high heat for 15 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
  • Toast your bread.
  • Serve your toast piled high with the beans, topped with a fried egg per person (optional / see Notes).

Notes

  • This is a dish that can be enjoyed at any time…for breakfast, brunch, lunch or add some sausages (vegetarian or non-vegetarian), if you’re hungry, and fancy it for dinner! We doubled the chilli flakes for a bit of extra heat!
  • The first time we made this, we toasted shop bought bread, however, it would also be delicious with some homemade bread toasted...the link to our recipes is below. 
  • The egg is optional, however, we love eggs and really enjoyed the fried egg with ours.  If you want to be a bit healthier, poached eggs will work well too.
  • The beans can be made ahead and reheated while you fry (or poach) your eggs (if you’re having eggs with it) and toast your bread.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 405kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 186mg | Sodium: 1022mg | Potassium: 549mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 608IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 256mg | Iron: 9mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

KEYWORDS cannellini beans, chilli flakes, chopped tomatoes, eggs, Lola Milne, Take One Tin, toast, vegetarian, worcester sauce
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