Covered Wagon Beans Recipes

OLD FASHIONED BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Place the dried beans in a pot of water covered by a few inches of water and let soak overnight. Drain the beans, place them back in the pot with fresh water and bring to a boil. Simmer for one hour, then drain, reserving the liquid. See NOTE.
• In a Dutch oven or other oven-proof pot fry the bacon until crispy then add the onions and cook until soft and translucent, 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.Stir in the tomato sauce, molasses, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika, salt, pepper and bay leaf.Add 1 1/2 cups of the reserved bean water and the beans.Bring everything to a simmer for a minute or two to heat it up. In the meantime preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Transfer the Dutch oven with the lid on to the middle rack of the oven. Bake for 2 to 3 hours or until the beans are tender and the sauce has thickened, removing the lid during the last 20-30 minutes to help the sauce thicken. NOTE: If at any point during the cooking process too much liquid evaporates and the beans get dry, add a little more of the reserved bean water. The beans themselves can vary from batch to batch and you may end up either needing to add more liquid if the beans are too dry or you may need to bake the beans longer with the lid off if there is too much liquid. Adjust as needed.Add more salt the pepper to taste.Serve immediately or let cool completely and refrigerate until ready to serve. Can be reheated on the stovetop or in the microwave.
• SLOW COOKER METHOD: Follow steps 1 and 2 and then pour everything into the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours or until the beans are tender. Open the lid for the last 30 minutes or longer until the sauce has thickened. If the beans are too thick at any point and too much liquid has evaporated, stir in a little extra water.

SPICY CHUCK WAGON BEANS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute onion until tender, 3-5 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until beans are thickened and flavors are blended, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

CHUCKWAGON BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir bacon and onion in pot until the onion is tender, 7 to 10 minutes; add ketchup, dry mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt, and black pepper.
• Reduce heat to low and cook bean mixture at a simmer until hot, about 10 minutes; pour into a large casserole dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until bubbling on top, 10 to 15 minutes.

CHUCK WAGON BEANS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2. In Dutch oven, fry bacon until crisp; set aside. Drain fat from pan.
• 3. In same pan, cook and stir ground beef, onion and celery until meat is brown and onion and celery are tender. (Drain excess fat if needed).
• 4. Dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling water; stir bouillon and remaining ingredients into meat mixture.
• 5. Cover; bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Crumble bacon; sprinkle over beans.

MOM'S CHUCKWAGON BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon.
• Brown ground beef with the diced onion.
• Place first 3 items in a large oven roaster (I use an Enamelware roaster).
• To this, add the 3 cans of beans; do not drain beans.
• Mix all other ingredients together in a medium bowl.
• Pour over meat and beans and stir well.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour covered.
• Remove lid or foil and bake for 20 more minutes.

CHUCK WAGON BEANS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or other large, heavy, oven proof pot fry bacon until crisp and set aside.
• Drain fat.
• In the same pan, cook ground beef, onion and celery until meat in brown and the onion and celery are tender.
• Meanwhile, dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling water.
• Add bouillon to meat mixture with the remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Cover and bake 1 hour and 15 minutes in a 375 degree oven until hot and bubbly.
• Crumble bacon over beans and serve.
• This makes a LOT of beans. I usually halve the recipe.

CHUCK WAGON BEANS

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, cook the beef, celery, green pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. In a large bowl, combine the pork and beans, tomato soup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard and beef mixture. , Transfer to a shallow 2-1/2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 40-50 minutes or until heated through and mixture reaches desired thickness.,