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Garlicky mushrooms with healthy baked beans

Serve this with wholegrain toast and eggs for a healthy but hearty weekend brunch.

A plate of garlicky mushrooms, homemade baked beans, a poached egg and 2 slices of brown bread.

Meal type: Breakfast, Main meal

Serves: 4

Total time: 20 minutes

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cook: 15 minutes

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan or gas mark 4.
  2. Mix the garlic with the olive oil, then brush all over the mushrooms and place on a baking tray. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and mixed herbs.
  3. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until tender. Drizzle with lemon juice just before serving.
  4. While the mushrooms are baking, heat the vegetable oil in a small saucepan and fry the onion gently for 5 minutes or until transparent and tender.
  5. Add the remaining baked beans ingredients and bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 minutes and serve on toast with an egg, if liked.

How we made it healthier

Unlike shop-bought baked beans, there’s no added salt or sugar in our recipe.

Nutritional Information

Each Portion Contains:

Energy 503kJ 120kcal 6%
Carbs 13.7g -
Fibre 5.4g 18%
Fat 4.2g Low 6%
Saturates 0.6g Low 3%
Sugar 6.2g Low 7%
Salt 0.19g Low 3%

% = an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

For the mushrooms:

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 tbsp olive oil

4 large Portobello mushrooms

3 tbsp chopped parsley 

1 tsp dried mixed herbs

2 tbsp lemon juice

For the baked beans: 

1 tsp vegetable oil

½ onion, peeled and diced

1 tsp Dijon mustard

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

400g (14oz) can chopped tomatoes

400g (14oz) can cannellini beans, drained