Break-The-Fast Beans

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Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 100 g bacon (3.5oz 97% fat free chopped)
  • 1 capsicum (red bell pepper chopped)
  • 400 g red kidney beans (13oz rinsed and drained)
  • 400 g cannellini beans (130z rinsed and drained)
  • 800 g tomatoes (1lb 10oz chopped)
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons basil (finely shredded)
  • black pepper (freshly cracked to taste)

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a fry pan over medium heat and add the onions and bacon and cook for 5 minutes or until soft and golden and then add the capsicum and cook for 3 minutes or until soft.
  2. Stir in the beans, tomatoes and sugar and bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
  3. Stir in the basil and season with cracked black pepper and serve with toasted wholegrain bread - also good stuffed into a baked potatoe for a light meal.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

626 kcal 31% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 14.5g 29% DV
Total Fat 40.7g 52% DV
Carbs 57.9g 21% DV
Fiber 10.3g 37% DV
Sugar 27.8g 56% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 536.8mg 23% DV
Potassium 762mg 16% DV
Cholesterol 25.5mg 9% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 131.5mcg 15% DV
Vitamin C 44.1mg 49% DV
Calcium 202.8mg 16% DV
Iron 5.2mg 29% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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