Bean Casserole on Pita

1 Serve = 2 CC + ½ Protein
Serves 12
Best Choice Recipe

Prep : 10 min

Cook : 10 min

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, chopped fine
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 10ml (2 tsp) olive oil
  • 300g baked beans, rinsed and drained
  • 250ml All Gold Light Tomato Sauce
  • 10ml (2 tsp) ground cumin
  • 4 fresh or pickled jalapeño chillies if desired, seeded and chopped
  • 60ml (4 tbsp) chopped fresh coriander
  • 12 x 60g pita bread

Instructions

  • In a large pan, cook the onion and the garlic in the oil over a medium heat, stirring until the onion is softened.
  • Add the beans, and mash half of them coarsely with the back of a wooden spoon.
  • Add the tomato sauce, cumin, chillies, and salt and black pepper to taste.
  • Keep stirring and simmer for three to five minutes, or until it has thickened slightly.
  • Stir in the coriander.
  • Work with one warmed pita bread at a time and keep the others covered, spread about three tablespoons of the filling down the centre of each pita.
  • Serve.