VEGAN BAKED BEANS

I went plant based for a few weeks and my challenge was to make dishes I usually enjoy vegan. Some were successful, some were not. These baked beans however are awesome. I love having baked beans with and egg and toast on weekends. Since I would be omitting the egg and basically having beans and toast, I decided to add some veggies to the beans to make it more substantial.

VEGAN BAKED BEANS
Ingredients
- 2 cans baked beans in tomato sauce
- 4 plant-based sausages recommended: Beyond Meat
- 1 red onion sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 red chilies minced
- ½ cup cremini mushrooms sliced
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 cup baby spinach
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Remove casings from the sausages and break up and put in a pot.
- Turn on heat to medium and let sausages fry.
- Add the onions. Let fry till softened.
- Add the garlic, chilies, and mushrooms. Mix well.
- Deglaze the pot with the vinegar. Stir to make sure you get all the brown bits – that's all flavour.
- Add the spinach and let wilt.
- Add the baked beans. Fill one can up half way with water and add to the pot. Mix well.
- Add salt and pepper if needed.
- Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 15 minutes.
- Serve with toast.