Recipe: Homemade Stovetop Baked Beans {Vegan}

Summary: These baked beans are easy to make and make such a good breakfast on a cold morning. They are so delicious! They have very little sugar and full of things that are good for you. If you like smoky flavours, go with  smoked paprika, if you prefer them without use sweet paprika. I used Coles brand BBQ sauce, which just happens to be vegan. These were very popular! I actually make them all the time. They’re perfect on toast but they’re a great side dish too. You can customise them by adding herbs, chilli or hot sauce,  liquid smoke or vegan bacon bits or seasoning. Definitely worth making yourself.

Ingredients

• 1 tblsp vegetable oil
• 2 onions, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tblsp tomato paste
• 2 tsp paprika 
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1 (400g) can crushed tomatoes
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tsp vegan chicken stock powder
• 2 tblsp vegan BBQ sauce 
• 1 tblsp soy sauce 
• 2 (400g) tins cannellini beans, drained & rinsed
• Freshly ground black pepper 

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the onion. Cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes until soft and translucent. Add the garlic, tomato paste, paprika, thyme and cook for a couple more minutes
2. Add the tomatoes, water, stock powder, BBQ and soy sauces and stir well to combine. Add the beans, stir well and simmer for at least 5 minutes, until the mixture is piping hot and the sauce has thickened. Give it a stir now and then, to avoid it sticking on the bottom.
3. Season generously with black pepper – you probably won’t need salt because of the soy sauce and stock but you can adjust to taste. Serve warm on toast