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Baked bean and cheddar cheese filo spirals

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Servings: 3

Ingredients

  • 3 large sheets of filo pastry
  • 1 x400g tin baked beans - drained in a colander. Reserve sauce to serve with spirals.
  • 50 g grated cheddar cheese
  • Black pepper
  • 20 g butter melted
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to gas mark 4 / 180°C
  • Gently mix together the beans and cheese. Season with black pepper.
  • Mix the butter and olive oil in a small dish.Take 1 sheet of filo and brush lightly with melted butter and olive oil. Place a third of the bean and cheese mixture along 1 long side of the pastry. Roll pastry to enclose filling, then, working quickly, coil the length of filo into a coil. Place on 1 large paper-lined oven tray, then brush with butter and olive oil mix. Repeat with remaining pastry, butter and filling.
  • Sprinkle spirals with parmesan, then bake for 25 minutes or until crisp and golden.
  • Serve with the tomato sauce from the beans.

Notes

Tip: These can be frozen before cooking. Just defrost and cook as above.