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Gigantes — baked beans in tomato

Why it worksBaking the beans instead of boiling them makes the sauce thick and gives the top a sweet, roasted taste.

Ingredients

• 800 g white beans
• 500 g passata
• 200 g onions
• 15 g garlic
• 120 g carrots
• 45 ml olive oil
• 4 g dried oregano
• 300 g bread

Method

1. Heat the oven to 190 °C (fan oven 170 °C). Chop the onion and garlic and grate the carrot.
2. Heat the olive oil in a pan on medium heat. Cook the onion, garlic and carrot for 10 minutes. Add the passata, the oregano and 100 ml of water.
3. Stir in the drained white beans and add salt. Pour everything into an oven dish. Bake for 30 minutes, until the sauce is thick and the top is a little brown.
4. Eat warm with bread.

A portion: about 530 kcal · 20 g protein · 71 g carbs · 15 g fat