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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal421
  • fat17g
  • saturates8g
  • carbs49g
  • sugars3g
  • fibre9g
  • protein21g
  • salt1.73g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat grill to high. Heat the oil in a frying pan and gently fry the onion for about 5 mins until softened. Stir in the garlic and cook for another min. Add the beans, crème fraîche and half the thyme. Season well, then cook until heated through.

  • step 2

    Mix the breadcrumbs and cheese together, then stir in the rest of the thyme. Pour the bean mix into a baking dish and scatter with the breadcrumbs. Grill until the topping is crisp and golden. Serve with salad.

RECIPE TIPS
RINSING

The starch in canned beans can turn the brine slimy, so tip them into a sieve and rinse well under a running tap before using.

MAKE IT A MEXICAN FEAST

Spicy bean pie with tortillas: Fry the onion and garlic as above with 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped. Stir in 2 x 400g cans mixed pulses, a 400g can chopped tomatoes and 2 tsp Mexican or American Barbecue spice mix. Pour into a baking dish, then top with 50g broken tortilla chips and 50g grated vegetarian cheddar. Grill until the cheese has melted.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2006

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A star rating of 3.1 out of 5.11 ratings

hey_mr_violin_man

Really wasn't very tasty and that was after I'd added some spice, tomatoes and peppers. Ketchup helped ;-)

mrsdougsmum

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

This recipe is SO much better if cooked in the oven rather than under the grill. Also, it really really needed spicing up, so chilli oil made a huge improvement, along with plenty of black pepper, instead of the suggested herbs. It was far too bland originally.

sallyjenn

A star rating of 1 out of 5.

Unfortunately a very bland meal, even though I added chillies and Mexican spices.

missusmop

A star rating of 1 out of 5.

This was not a great recipe at all really. Very boring, like a plate of really bad student grub. Half of it ended up going in the bin and the dog!

hungryhusband

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Delicious! I added a couple of leeks to the onions, just because I had some in the kitchen garden. It worked!

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