BBQ BACON BEANS

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A tasty alternative to baked beans, this recipe will spice up your jacket potatoes no end

Provided by Lesley Waters

Categories Lunch, Main course, Side dish, Supper

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 tsp olive oil
2 celery sticks
1 small onion
1small red pepper , deseeded
8rashers rindless streaky bacon , chopped
1 garlic clove , crushed
1 tsp mild chilli powder
500g carton passata
3 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
410g can borlotti bean
410g can cannellini bean

Steps:

Heat the olive oil in a large pan. Finely chop the celery sticks, onion and red pepper and gently fry until soft, about 10 mins. Set the softened veg aside and fry the bacon in the same pan until golden and crisp. Tip in the garlic clove and chilli powder and cook for 1 min.
Pour in passata, maple syrup, Worcestershire sauce and the softened veg and stir well.
Rinse and drain the borlotti beans and cannellini beans. Tip into the pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 10 mins. Season to taste and serve with jacket potatoes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 204 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 27 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 1.78 milligram of sodium