Baked Potatoes with Chilli Beans
A meat-free dinner for the price of a bag of potatoes and two tins.
Ingredients
- Large potatoes1.2 kg
- Tinned red kidney beans800 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes400 g
- Brown onion200 g
- Capsicum150 g
- Garlic15 g
- Grated tasty cheese100 g
- Ground cumin4 g
- Olive oil20 ml
Method
- Heat the oven to 200C. Prick the potatoes, rub with a little of the oil, and bake for 60-70 minutes until soft.
- Meanwhile cook the diced onion and capsicum in the remaining oil for 6 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cumin for 1 minute, then the tinned tomatoes and drained beans.
- Simmer for 20 minutes until thick, mashing a few beans against the side of the pan to help it along.
- Split the potatoes, spoon the beans in, and top with the grated cheese.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegan
- 100 g Dairy-free cheese instead of Grated tasty cheese
Dairy-free cheese melts less from the heat of the beans, so give the filled potatoes a minute under the grill.
Dairy-free
- 100 g Dairy-free cheese instead of Grated tasty cheese
Dairy-free cheese melts less from the heat of the beans, so give the filled potatoes a minute under the grill.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Pak'nSaveBest choiceno items missing · $13.70 of food
$43.93
69% spare
New Worldno items missing · $15.09 of food · $1.39 more
$66.69
77% spare
Woolworths NZno items missing · $20.91 of food · $7.21 more
$43.86
52% spare
$3.43a serve
$3.43 a serve, cheapest at Pak'nSave
About $13.70 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$70.14 across 3 shops · all 9 items priced · $33.34 more for bigger packs, 82% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$13.70
no items missing
you'll pay $43.93 · 69% of it spare
New World$15.09
no items missing · $1.39 more
you'll pay $66.69 · 77% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$20.91
no items missing · $7.21 more
you'll pay $43.86 · 52% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$17.59
Tinned red kidney beans
$2.41/kg
need 800 g2 × Pams Red Kidney Beans In Brine 1kg 410 g$0.99closest match
Pak'nSave$2.41/kg$0.99·New World$2.78/kg$1.14·Woolworths NZ$2.95
Tinned chopped tomatoes
$2.08/kg
need 400 gPams Value Chopped Tomatoes in Juice 400 g$0.83closest match
Pak'nSave$2.08/kg$0.83·Woolworths NZ$0.94·New World$3.23/kg$1.29
Grated tasty cheese
$2.34/100g
need 100 gPams Tasty Grated Cheese 100g 375 g$8.79closest match
Pak'nSave$2.34/100g$8.79·Woolworths NZ$6.50·New World$2.66/100g$8.99
Buy at New World$44.96
Large potatoes
$3.99/kg
need 1.2 kg2 × White Washed Potatoes 1 kg$3.99
New World$3.99/kg$3.99·Pak'nSave$4.39/kg$4.39·Woolworths NZ$9.50
Garlic
$26.99/kg
need 15 gLoose Garlic 1 kg$26.99
New World$26.99/kg$26.99·Woolworths NZ$2.49·Pak'nSave~$41.50/kg$2.49
Olive oil
$2.00/100ml
need 20 mlPams Pure Olive Oil 100ml 1 L$9.99
New World$2.00/100ml$9.99·Woolworths NZ$8.95·Pak'nSave$1.80/100ml$8.99
Buy at Woolworths NZ$7.59
Brown onion
$4.99
need 200 gWoolworths fresh vegetable onions brown 1.5 kg
Woolworths NZ$4.99·Pak'nSave$3.49/kg$3.49·New World$3.59/kg$3.59
Ground cumin
$2.60
need 4 gGreggs cumin ground 40 gclosest match
Woolworths NZ$2.60·Pak'nSave$0.93/10g$2.59·New World$0.70/10g$2.79