Breakfast recipe

Smoky Tomato Mushroom Breakfast Beans with Lemon and Parsley

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A warm one-pan breakfast of cannellini beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, spinach, smoked paprika, and parsley.

30 min320 kcal4 base servingsBreakfastVeganGluten FreeOne Pan
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Focus ingredients: cannellini beans, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, baby spinach

Dietary fit: Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Lower Sugar

Serving tip: Serve as a warm bowl, or add toast separately for households that want a bigger breakfast.

Tomato Mushroom Breakfast Beans plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 2 tins cannellini beans
  • 300g chestnut mushrooms
  • 300g cherry tomatoes
  • 150g baby spinach
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 15g parsley
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

You'll also need

wide frying pan, sieve, grater, knife, chopping board

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Tomato Mushroom Breakfast Beans cooking step 1: Prep the vegetables.
    Step 1

    Prep the vegetables

    Thickly slice the mushrooms, halve the cherry tomatoes, finely slice the red onion, grate the garlic, chop the parsley, zest the lemon, and cut the zested lemon into wedges.

    10 min
  2. Tomato Mushroom Breakfast Beans cooking step 2: Brown the mushrooms.
    Step 2

    Brown the mushrooms

    Heat the olive oil in a wide frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook for 6-7 minutes until browned at the edges and any liquid has mostly evaporated. Season the mushrooms with a pinch of salt and black pepper while they cook.

    7 min
  3. Tomato Mushroom Breakfast Beans cooking step 3: Soften and spice.
    Step 3

    Soften and spice

    Stir in the red onion with a pinch of salt and cook for 4 minutes until softened. Add the garlic, smoked paprika, cumin, and lemon zest for 1 minute until fragrant.

    5 min
  4. Tomato Mushroom Breakfast Beans cooking step 4: Simmer the beans.
    Step 4

    Simmer the beans

    Drain and rinse the cannellini beans, then add them with the tomatoes and 100ml water. Simmer for 6-8 minutes, pressing a few tomatoes with the spoon, until saucy but not wet. Add a small pinch of sugar only if the tomatoes taste sharp.

    8 min
  5. Tomato Mushroom Breakfast Beans cooking step 5: Wilt the spinach and serve.
    Step 5

    Wilt the spinach and serve

    Fold in the spinach a handful at a time for 2 minutes until just wilted. Stir through most of the parsley, then serve with the remaining parsley and lemon wedges for squeezing over.

    3 min