{a fifo wife} Quick homemade Baked Beans

There is no story to this recipe, the simple fact is we love baked beans in this house. We have managed to get over the whole farting thing well verbally but you know I live in a house of boys and still we love them. Beans are so good for you it’s crazy they are great for your nervous system, digestion, blood pressure, building muscle and they are low GI so what’s not to like?

We have tried almost all brands of commercially made baked beans but never have we made our own; I know shock horror 😉 but as I get older and less tired from being awake all night from being a celebrity in my own home that love of cooking from scratch is resurfacing. It brings me pleasure seriously something my husband’s grandmother taught me.

Long story short I was craving that saucy goodness that you when you combine the tomato sauce, the butter and the crunch of the bread but we had none in the pantry. What we did have was a can of borlotti beans and because we are between working contracts everything gets eaten in the pantry {and freezer} before another shop is done; so they had to be used.

The boys complained they wouldn’t be as good however making this literally took only a few minutes more than opening a tin and placing it in the microwave and it tasted so much better that I’m not sure we will ever buy another tin so it’s kind of sign that this recipe was a winner.

The original name is Boston Baked beans but we aren’t in Boston so along with my changing of a couple of things it’s just Quick Baked Beans that are stewed go figure..

Quick Baked Beans.

What you will need:

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 3 rashers rindless bacon, chopped
• 1 small brown onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika {or hot paprika depends if your kids will like the spice of the hot}
• 400g can diced tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 x 400g cans borlotti beans, drained, rinsed
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened

How to:

Heat oil in a deep, non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add bacon and cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until crisp. Remove bacon from pan drain and place aside.

Add onion to frying pan. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until onion is tender and light golden. Add garlic and paprika. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

Return bacon to frying pan. Add the tomatoes, sugar, tomato paste and beans. Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until heated through. Season with salt and pepper.

Serve on buttered toast.

** Leftovers would be perfect in a Minestrone or Bolognese sauce..so nothing is wasted.

{image is with thanks to here and original recipe was found here}