When mornings call for something warm, filling and deeply comforting, these smoky baked bean breakfast bowls deliver. Simmered tomatoes, garlic, rosemary and chilli flakes give the beans a rich, savoury depth, while eggs gently poach right in the bubbling sauce for a satisfying one-pan meal. It’s a fuss-free breakfast or brunch that feels hearty enough for any time of day.
Smoky baked bean breakfast bowls
The perfect way to start the day. Try this recipe for smoky baked bean breakfast bowls. It only takes 30 minutes and is gluten- and wheat-free.
Ingredients
- Olive oil/canola oil
- 2 peeled and minced garlic cloves
- leaves of 2 rosemary sprigs
- 2 large, diced tomatoes
- 2,5ml (½ tsp) dried chilli flakes
- 2 x 410g tins baked beans in tomato sauce
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- a few drops of hickory liquid smoke (optional)
- 4 eggs
- fresh basil sprigs
Instructions
HEAT a large frying pan over low heat and add a drizzle of olive/canola oil.
ADD 2 peeled and minced garlic cloves and leaves of 2 rosemary sprigs, and fry, 2 minutes.
ADD 2 large, diced tomatoes and 2,5ml (½ tsp) dried chilli flakes to the pan. Increase the heat to medium and fry, stirring, 5 minutes.
ADD 2 x 410g tins baked beans in tomato sauce and simmer, 10 minutes. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, and add a few drops of hickory liquid smoke (optional).
BRING the bean mixture to a very gentle simmer and have 4 eggs at the ready. You’ll be poaching the eggs in the bean mixture, so make an egg-sized well on one side of the pan and add an egg to it, then add the 3 remaining eggs in the same way (you should have a pan of gently bubbly beans, with 4 eggs poaching in the beans).
COVER the pan with a lid and simmer until the eggs are cooked to your liking, about 4 minutes for medium.
SERVE in bowls, garnished with fresh basil sprigs.
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Also See: Crispy baked egg tartlets
Recipe and styling by Claire Ferrandi
Photograph by Dylan Swart
Imka Webb is a freelance digital marketing expert and the digital editor of Food & Home Entertaining magazine. www.imkawebb.com
