BAKED BEAN FRITTERS

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Ingredients

• ½ diced onion

• 2 rashers of bacon, diced

• 500g Thompson Family Foods' Classic Recipe baked beans 

• 2 tablespoons parsley

• ¾ cup of mashed potato or kumara

• ½ cup of self-raising flour

• 2 eggs, separated

Directions

1. Heat a small amount of oil in a medium sized pan, cook onion and bacon until tender.

2. In a mixing bowl combine the baked beans, cooked onion and bacon, parsley, mashed potato or kumara, self-raising flour, egg yolks. Mix well and add a dash of salt and pepper.

3. In another bowl whisk egg white until stiff. Fold egg whites into bean mixture.

4. Heat oil in pan and cook large spoonfuls of mixture on a medium heat for a few minutes each side.

5. Serve fritters with a number of garnishes and sauces including tomato, spinach, sour cream, sweet chilli sauce. Take your pick!

COWBOY CASSEROLE

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Ingredients

1 cup of macaroni pasta

500g lean beef mince

1 diced onion

500g Thompson Family Foods' Classic Recipe baked beans

1 can of chopped tomatoes

½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

½ teaspoon ground cumin

½ teaspoon paprika (or chilli powder if you can handle it!)

1 teaspoon low-salt beef stock powder

Cheese to garnish 

Serves approx 6. 

Directions

1. Heat oven to 180°C.

2. Cook pasta following directions on the packet. 

3. Heat a medium to large sized saucepan. Add beef mince and stir until browned.

4. Add chopped onion and stir until softened.

5. Mix in baked beans, sauce, spices and tomato paste then sprinkle in stock powder.

6. Mix well then add cooked macaroni.

7. Pour mixture into an oven-safe dish.

8. Heat in oven for about until cheese is melted and bubbling.

Dietary Recommendations

GLUTEN FREE: Use gluten-free pasta and beef stock. 

DAIRY FREE: Skip the cheese. 

VEGETARIAN: Substitute the beef mince for some extra beans, or vegetables such as broccoli and carrot.