Meatloaf with baked beans

A timeless, unsurpassed classic. And in my cooking, it's incredibly tasty.

Ingredients

1 tbsp. sunflower oil, 1 onion, finely chopped, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 500 g beef mince, 75 g fresh breadcrumbs, 1 medium egg, beaten, 1 tbsp. dried mixed herbs, 400 g tin chopped tomatoes, 400 g tin cannellini beans, drained and rinsed, 4 tbsp. barbecue sauce, Small handful parsley, roughly chopped,

Directions

Step 1

Heat oil in a pan and gently fry onion for 10min until softened. Add garlic and fry for 1min more. Tip into a large bowl and cool. Preheat oven to 190°C

Step 2

Mix mince, breadcrumbs, egg, dried herbs and plenty of seasoning into the onion bowl. Form mixture into a loaf shape and sit in a roasting tin or baking dish. Cook for 25min.

Step 3

Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix tinned tomatoes, beans, half the barbecue sauce and some seasoning. After the meatloaf has had its initial cooking, remove tin/dish from oven, brush over remaining barbecue sauce and empty bean mixture around the meatloaf. Return to oven for a further 15min.

Step 4

Scatter over parsley and serve with seasonal greens, if you like :)