bean casserole bento

Bean casserole, brown rice, cherry tomatoes and goat fetta and a strawberry.

Calories: 412 (1719kj)

Time & process:

1. Cook casserole and rice - 60 minutes
2. Place tomatoes and fetta on picks, then place in snack box with strawberries - 5 minutes
3. Place cooled rice and casserole in bento box - 2 minutes

Bean Casserole Recipe

• 2 tins of beans (your choice) drained and rinsed
• 1 tbls olive oil
• 1 large red onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 red chilli, halved and chopped
•  1 L vegetable stock
• 4 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1 capsicum chopped
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tbls tomato purée
• 1 tbls honey
• salt & pepper

1. Heat the oil in a large pan and brown the onions.
2. Add the garlic, cumin, coriander and chilli. Cook for around 1 minute, then add the beans and cover with stock.
3. Simmer for 30 minutes.
4. Add the tomatoes, capsicum, paprika, tomato purée and honey. Simmer gently for 30 minutes, or until the liquid is well reduced and thickened.