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Boston Bean Pot
Boston Bean Pot
By Love Food Hate Waste Recipes
Published on 04 November 2021
Cook up comfort in a bowl with our hearty Boston Bean Pot. It uses cupboard staples and spices and comes with extra meatballs that you can freeze for a second meal.Time and servings
45 minsTotal time
4Servings
25 minsPrep time
20 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 2 onions, finely diced, 1 for the meat balls and 1 for the Boston beans
- 410 g of baked beans
- 750 g of turkey breast mince
- 3 cloves of garlic, crushed, 2 for the meat balls and 1 for the Boston beans
- 2 tsp of smoked paprika
- 200 ml of vegetable stock, made from 1 cube
- 2 tsp of turmeric
- 1 sprinkle of black pepper, to season
- 1 small of red pepper, diced
- 2 slices of wholemeal bread
- 3 tsp of vegetable oil, 2 for the meat balls and 1 for the Boston beans
- 3 tbsp of bbq sauce
- 2 tsp of chilli powder
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/ 180°C Fan/gas 7.Step 2
To make the breadcrumbs tear the bread and place in a food processor and blitz for a few seconds until the bread resembles fine breadcrumbs. Alternatively finely grate the bread.Step 3
Place the breadcrumbs plus the mince, turmeric, chilli powder, 1 onion and 2 crushed garlic cloves, into the bowl and mix well until the ingredients are combined then using your hands shape into 24 equal sized balls about the size of a walnut. Set 12 balls aside to freeze and place the remaining balls on a lightly greased shallow non-stick roasting pan. Brush the balls lightly with 1 tbsp of the oil and bake for 20 minutes until cooked through.Step 4
Meanwhile to prepare the Boston beans heat the oil in a non-stick saucepan and gently fry the remaining garlic, onion and pepper for 5 minutes until softened.Step 5
Sprinkle over the smoked paprika and cook gently for a minute then add the BBQ sauce, baked beans and half of the stock. Simmer gently for 10 minutes, adding the remaining stock if the sauce is thick.Step 6
Remove the meatballs from the oven and add to sauce, stirring gently until the balls are coated in sauce.