One-Pot Smoky Bean and Rice
Two tins of beans, a bag of rice, and only one pan to wash.
Ingredients
- Tinned butter beans800 g
- Long grain rice300 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes400 g
- Capsicum250 g
- Brown onion200 g
- Frozen peas150 g
- Garlic15 g
- Smoked paprika4 g
- Olive oil30 ml
Method
- Dice the onion and capsicum and cook them in the oil in a wide lidded pan for 8 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic and smoked paprika for 1 minute, then add the rice and coat it well in the oil.
- Add the tinned tomatoes, the drained beans and 600ml water and bring to the boil.
- Cover, drop the heat right down, and cook for 18 minutes without stirring until the rice is tender.
- Scatter the peas over the top, cover for a further 3 minutes, then fork everything through and season well.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
TescoBest choiceno items missing · £3.16 of food
£9.16
66% spare
Aldi UKno items missing · £4.66 of food · £1.50 more
£12.33
62% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury's· £2.72 of food
£8.78
69% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- Capsicum
Asda· £2.72 of food
£8.64
69% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Tinned butter beans
- Smoked paprika
Morrisons· £3.17 of food
£10.28
69% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Capsicum
- Frozen peas
£0.79a serve
£0.79 a serve, cheapest at Tesco
About £3.16 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£11.58 across 4 shops · all 9 items priced · £3.76 more for bigger packs, 79% spare for later
TescoBest choice£3.16
no items missing
you'll pay £9.16 · 66% of it spare
Aldi UK£4.66
no items missing · £1.50 more
you'll pay £12.33 · 62% of it spare
Sainsbury's£2.72
missing 1 item
you'll pay £8.78 · 69% of it spare
Asda£2.72
missing 2 items
you'll pay £8.64 · 69% of it spare
Morrisons£3.17
missing 2 items
you'll pay £10.28 · 69% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£7.25
Tinned butter beans
£0.45
need 800 gFour Seasons Butter Beans 0.4kgclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.45·Tesco£0.45·Sainsbury's£1.91/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.45·AsdaN/A·
OcadoN/A
Tinned chopped tomatoes
£0.43
need 400 gEveryday Essentials Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice 0.4kgclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.43·Asda£1.08/kg£0.43·Sainsbury's£1.13/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.45·Tesco£1.18/kg£0.47·OcadoN/A
Garlic
~£6.50/kg
need 15 gNature's Pick Loose Garlic 1 each 60 g£0.39closest match
Aldi UK~£6.50/kg£0.39·Asda~£7.17/kg£0.43·Tesco~£8.33/kg£0.50·Sainsbury's~£8.33/kg£0.50·Morrisons£1.83·OcadoN/A
Smoked paprika
£17.25/kg
need 4 gReady, Set…cook! Smoked Paprika 40 g£0.69closest match
Aldi UK£17.25/kg£0.69·Sainsbury's£21.59/kg£0.95·Tesco£20.83/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Olive oil
£5.30/L
need 30 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£1.67
Long grain rice
£0.52/kg
need 300 gGrower Harvest Long Grain Rice 1 kg£0.52closest match
Tesco£0.52/kg£0.52·Asda£0.52/kg£0.52·Sainsbury's£1.26/kg£0.63·Aldi UK£1.25/kg£1.25·Morrisons£1.25·OcadoN/A
Frozen peas
£1.28/kg
need 150 gGrower's Harvest Garden Peas 900 g£1.15closest match
Tesco£1.28/kg£1.15·Aldi UK£1.09·Sainsbury's£1.70/kg£1.55·Asda£4.59/kg£1.72·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£0.80
Brown onion
£0.80/kg
need 200 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match
Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda~£1.68/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£1.86
Capsicum
£2.66/kg
need 250 gJUST ESSENTIALS By ASDA Cooking Peppers 700 g£1.86closest match
Asda£2.66/kg£1.86·Tesco£1.30·Aldi UK£7.16/kg£1.79·Sainsbury'sN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A