Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A simple seasoned potato hash with crispy bacon, served alongside good ole’ baked beans that have been given a big flavour boost with smoky paprika, warming white pepper and creamy cheese.
Ingredients
Potatoes
500 g (1.1lbs) potatoes (peeled and chopped into 1.5cm cubes)
2 tablespoons oil (I use avocado oil)
8 rashers streaky bacon
1 small onion (chopped into small chunks)
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Cheesy beans
2 400g (14oz) tins baked beans in tomato sauce
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
⅛ teaspoon white pepper
100 g (1 packed cup) grated mixed cheese (I use red Leicester, Cheddar and mozzarella as a mix, bought ready-grated)
To Serve
A good pinch of black pepper
2 spring onions (scallions) , finely chopped
Instructions
✅Place the chopped potatoes in a pan and cover with cold water. Place over a high heat. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
✅Meanwhile, heat ½ tablespoon of the oil in a frying pan (skillet) over a medium-high heat, Add the bacon to the pan and fry for five minutes, turning once, until crisp. Remove from the pan and place on a chopping board.
✅When the potatoes are finished, turn off the heat and drain the potatoes.
✅Add the remaining 1 ½ tablespoons of oil to the frying pan (skillet) you used to cook the bacon. Heat over a medium heat.
✅Add the drained potatoes to the pan in a single layer. Cook for 4-5 minutes. Try not to move them around too much, so they brown nicely, but keep an eye on them to ensure they don’t burn.
✅While the potatoes are cooking, add the baked beans, smoked paprika and white pepper to a saucepan, and heat on a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot. Then turn down the heat to very low, to keep the beans warm.
✅Use a spatula to turn the potatoes over in the pan. Add the onion, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Cook the potatoes, turning occasionally, for a further 5 minutes, until the onions soften.
✅Chop the bacon into small pieces and add to the pan with the potatoes. Stir together and cook for a further 1-2 minutes to heat the bacon through. Then turn off the heat.
✅Add half of the cheese mix to the beans. Stir together, then turn off the heat.
✅Divide the potato mixtures between four plates and spoon the beans onto the side then sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the beans.
✅Finish the dish with a sprinkling of black pepper and spring onions, then serve.
A simple seasoned potato hash with crispy bacon, served alongside good ole’ baked beans that have been given a big flavour boost with smoky paprika, warming white pepper and creamy cheese.
Ingredients
Potatoes
500 g (1.1lbs) potatoes (peeled and chopped into 1.5cm cubes)
2 tablespoons oil (I use avocado oil)
8 rashers streaky bacon
1 small onion (chopped into small chunks)
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Cheesy beans
2 400g (14oz) tins baked beans in tomato sauce
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
⅛ teaspoon white pepper
100 g (1 packed cup) grated mixed cheese (I use red Leicester, Cheddar and mozzarella as a mix, bought ready-grated)
To Serve
A good pinch of black pepper
2 spring onions (scallions) , finely chopped
Instructions
✅Place the chopped potatoes in a pan and cover with cold water. Place over a high heat. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
✅Meanwhile, heat ½ tablespoon of the oil in a frying pan (skillet) over a medium-high heat, Add the bacon to the pan and fry for five minutes, turning once, until crisp. Remove from the pan and place on a chopping board.
✅When the potatoes are finished, turn off the heat and drain the potatoes.
✅Add the remaining 1 ½ tablespoons of oil to the frying pan (skillet) you used to cook the bacon. Heat over a medium heat.
✅Add the drained potatoes to the pan in a single layer. Cook for 4-5 minutes. Try not to move them around too much, so they brown nicely, but keep an eye on them to ensure they don’t burn.
✅While the potatoes are cooking, add the baked beans, smoked paprika and white pepper to a saucepan, and heat on a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot. Then turn down the heat to very low, to keep the beans warm.
✅Use a spatula to turn the potatoes over in the pan. Add the onion, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Cook the potatoes, turning occasionally, for a further 5 minutes, until the onions soften.
✅Chop the bacon into small pieces and add to the pan with the potatoes. Stir together and cook for a further 1-2 minutes to heat the bacon through. Then turn off the heat.
✅Add half of the cheese mix to the beans. Stir together, then turn off the heat.
✅Divide the potato mixtures between four plates and spoon the beans onto the side then sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the beans.
✅Finish the dish with a sprinkling of black pepper and spring onions, then serve.
