Recipe for Shakshuka - perfect for breakfast or lunch

Baked beans are a cupboard staple to use for full English breakfasts or simply on toast.
Shakshuka Picture: Heinz Baked BeanzShakshuka Picture: Heinz Baked Beanz
Shakshuka Picture: Heinz Baked Beanz

But it can also be used for Shakshuka, a classic North African and Middle Eastern dish that is traditionally eaten for breakfast or any meal of the day.

Baked Beanz Shakshuka

SERVES 4

Prep time:

15 minutes

Cooking time:

40-45 minutes

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

1 red onion, peeled and finely sliced

1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed

1 yellow pepper, deseeded and sliced

1 tbsp sweet smoked paprika

1 tin cherry tomatoes

1 415g tin Heinz Baked Beans

4 large free-range eggs

1 tsp dried chilli flakes

Small handful chopped parsley

Toasted flatbread to serve

Method:

1. Pour the oil into a large frying pan and add the onion and garlic. Fry until they just begin to soften, then add the sliced pepper and paprika. Cook for a further 5 minutes.

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2. Pour in the tinned tomatoes and the baked beans, give everything a good mix and leave to simmer over a medium heat for 10 minutes while stirring occasionally.

3. Make four small wells in the sauce using the back of a spoon. Break an egg into a cup and drop carefully into each well. Cook over a gentle heat for a few more minutes until the whites are just set and the yolks are still runny. Sprinkle over parsley and chilli flakes.

4. Serve with toasted flat bread.

Recipe courtesy of Heniz Baked Beanz which are one of your five a day and are naturally high in protein and fibre.

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