Chorizo can take anything from ordinary to scrumptious.

These breakfast Chorizo Baked Beans on Toast are a classic example!

Baked beans are a breakfast staple in Australia and the UK.

Chorizo Baked Beans on Toast topped with a fried egg

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Actually, baked beans are a meal staple full stop breakfast, lunch and dinner!

I lived my university days surviving on more baked beans than I care to remember.

bring up the can, pour onto toast, and microwave.

Chorizo and Tomato Beans on Toast - beans in a tomato sauce with chorizo mixed throughout. Something different for brekki this weekend!

Its almost like a right of passage being a uni student.

Canned baked beans and tuna on rice.

Spend as little as possible on food so you have as much as possible for beer.

Closeup of Chorizo Baked Beans

Im not a lofty turn-up-my-nose bang out person.

Canned beans were a luxury compared to, say….goanna.

Oops, sorry to turn you off!

Chorizo Baked Beans on Toast breakfast with orange juice

And since then, Ive never been able to look at baked beans the same again.

Its like….when you try French champagne for the first time.

Or a French brie.

Chorizo and Tomato Beans on Toast - beans in a tomato sauce with chorizo mixed throughout. Something different for brekki this weekend!

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You know what I mean!

Heres the thing about real serious homemade baked beans you should probably cook it long and slow.

I definitely plan to share a proper slow cooked baked beans recipe in the coming months.

Chorizo and Tomato Beans on Toast

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But this one is slightly different.

No hock, and its ready in around 15 minutes.

Oh, before I sign off, just a bit of food trivia for you!

Pot of Homemade Baked Beans recipe

These baked beans are UK/Australian style that are traditionally considered to be breakfast food, not American style.

and is traditionally served as a side for barbecue feasts.

Both are yummy just different!

Pot of Southern Baked Beans with Bacon

Lastly can anyone enlighten me…why are these called baked beans?They arent baked!

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