Sweet beans pie recipe

• 1 kg (2.2lbs) sweet potatoes
• 25 g (0.9oz) butter or margarine
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 410g tin chopped tomatoes with juice
• 200 ml (7fl oz) vegetable stock
• 0.5 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp yeast extract
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 2 410g mixed beans of your choice such as kidney beans, butter beans or baked beans
• 50 g (1.8oz) grated cheese

1. Prick the sweet potatoes and roast them in their skins for 30 minutes or until soft.
2. Allow to cool, peel, and mash with the butter/margarine.
3. Put to one side.
4. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and gently fry the onion for about 5 minutes until soft.
5. Add the stock with the tomatoes, herbs, yeast extract and soy sauce and stir.
6. Bring to the boil, turn down the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
7. Stir in the beans.
8. Pour the tomato and bean mix into a casserole dish and place the sweet potato mash over the top.
9. Sprinkle the cheese over the top and cover in foil.
10. Bake for 30 minutes.
11. Remove foil and bake for a further 15 minutes.
12. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

sweet potatoes, butter, olive oil, onion, tomatoes, vegetable stock, thyme, yeast, soy sauce, mixed beans, grated cheese

Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/15397/sweet-beans-pie-recipe (may not work)