Pizza Beans
Two types of white beans coated in a pizza style sauce, then topped with melted cheese and ready for scooping up with your favourite bread.
Special Equipment
Ingredients
- 400 g haricot beans (Great Northern Beans US), drained
- 400 g cannellini beans, drained
- 3 large garlic cloves, crushed
- 150 ml veg stock
- 400 g tinned crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoon basil
- 180 g grated / shredded mozzarella & cheddar cheese mix
See below for Baby & Toddler tweaks
Instructions
- Add everything apart from the cheese to a shallow, wide-bottomed shallow casserole dish or large frying pan with a lid. Stir well. Bring to the boil over a high heat then reduce heat to med-low and simmer for around 15 minutes, until the sauce has reduced (but don’t let it dry out).
- Level out and top with the grated cheese. Put the lid on and continue to cook for 2 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Alternatively put under the grill/broiler on high for few minutes until cheese is light golden and bubbling.
Notes
You can use any white beans and using just one type is fine.
Baby & Toddler
Hold off on adding salt & use low salt vegetable stock. Remove their serving right before you add the cheese, then add salt to taste to the pot, stir well and top with the cheese.
6 months - dish theirs up before you add the cheese layer. Use a fork to mash the beans into a paste. They can scoop that up with their hands or you can spread it onto their bread. 9 months - again, dish theirs up before you add the cheese layer. Either mash as at 6 months or just flatten the beans with the back of a spoon. 12 months - serve as is alongside bread.
6 months - dish theirs up before you add the cheese layer. Use a fork to mash the beans into a paste. They can scoop that up with their hands or you can spread it onto their bread. 9 months - again, dish theirs up before you add the cheese layer. Either mash as at 6 months or just flatten the beans with the back of a spoon. 12 months - serve as is alongside bread.
STORAGE
Store leftovers in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days (cook day + 2). Can also freeze them, just defrost for 24 hours in the fridge before reheating. Add a little water and reheat in the microwave until steaming hot all the way through.
Nutrition - per serving
Calories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 26gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 573mgPotassium: 1144mgFiber: 12gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 652IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 393mgIron: 6mg
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