Beans on Toast

Beans on toast. It is a quick and simple solution to breakfast, lunch or even an evening meal when you are hungry and there is no time to get ready anything substantial and there is nothing substantial to throw together.

All you need is a tin of baked beans, some cheese of your choice, I prefer the more mature stuff, butter, and of course bread for the toast. I suppose different people make it in different ways. I tend to first toast the bread while I whack the beans in the microwave, having already opened the tin and emptied its contents into a microwavable bowl. Then, when the toast is ready, I butter the bread and throw the warm beans on it. Then I get a grater and grate some cheese over the toast, and then pop it back into the microwave for about 3 more seconds, just so that the cheese gets gooey. Then I cut the ensemble into four equal squares. It all takes a little over five minutes in preparation time. And then I proceed to eat, and a very filling meal it makes too, and it has all the important food groups, protein, carbs, dairy, vegetable (in the form of the tomatoes in the tomatoes sauce and beans, if that can be considered a veg).

All very simple and effective but look at the mess in its wake, just for a simple meal like this, knives, graters, plates, and the worktop; grating cheese can be a messy affair, however, still prefer this to buying ready grated cheese.

Despite the mess, this light and tasty meal has often proved a lifesaver!