Sometimes we just want an easy meal on a Friday night. This is one of those, and kids love it.

I make my own, baked beans. I even buy the dried beans, soak cannellini / navy or haricot beans overnight and then simmer them for 1 - 1/2 hours, drain them and into the freezer for the next meal.

If you are wanting a protein that is not meat, then beans are it.

Hash Browns and Baked Bean Stack Recipe

6 Hash browns - recipe below if you are making them.

6 cups baked beans - recipe below if you are making them.

2 handfuls of mixed greens - spinach and kale - sliced

8 eggs whisked with 8 tbsp milk (any type of milk)

1 - 2 cups grated tasty cheese

Method

1 - Lay your hash browns along the base.

2 - Pour over your baked beans

3 - lay on top your greens

4 - Pour over your egg and milk mix.

5 - Sprinkle over your cheese

6 - Bake in the oven until it is, heated through and the cheese is golden brown.

Baked Bean Recipe

6 cups cooked cannellini / navy or haricot beans

1 onion - finely chopped

1 handful of fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried

800 grm tomato puree

2 cups water

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground cloves

1/4 tsp allspice

1/4 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp mustard powder

1 tsp Himalayan salt

4 tbsp apple cider vinegar

4 tbsp honey if you do not want to use honey you could sweetener it with grated apple or carrots.

Method

1 - Cook onion in oil on low with the lid on, until soft.

2 - Add all the rest of the ingredients. Bring to the boil and then turn it down to a simmer with the lid off. Cook for 40 mins or more.

Taste and season.

Hash Brown Recipe

6 large potatoes - grated

1 onion - grated

1 tsp garlic salt

3/4 cup flour

3 eggs

Himalayan salt and pepper

Coconut oil for frying

method

1 - Rinse the grated potatoes and squeeze dry. ( a lot of liquid will come out, best doing this over the kitchen sink)

2 - Mix in the onion, flour, salt / pepper and eggs.

3 - Heat a fry pan and melt oil. Place spoonfuls of the mixture, 1/2 inch thick. Cook until brown and then flip over. Cook about 5 minutes per side.

You could also pour the mixture into a large greased oven dish and bake until golden brown and cooked through. Cut into any shape your like. These can be frozen in the shapes and sizes your need.