Hardy Baked Beans Recipes

THE BEST BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a skillet until crispy and drain on a paper towel. Reserve some of the bacon grease.
• Finely dice the bacon. Reserve 2 tablespoons for garnish. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350°F, set the rack to the lower-middle position.
• In the same skillet, heat reserved bacon grease on medium-high heat.
• Add the diced red onion and green pepper, sauté until softened.
• In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, ketchup, molasses, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard and whisk together.
• Stir in the beans, onions, and green peppers.
• Pour into a 9x13" baking dish. Bake for 2 hours, then stir in the chopped bacon.
• Bake another hour or more until the sauce has cooked down, and has reached desired consistency.
• Let the beans stand for 5 minutes to thicken sauce.
• Garnish with reserved bacon and green onions. Serve.

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.

HARDY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• 1. Cook beef and onions in a Dutch oven.
• 2. Stir in remaining ingredients.
• 3. Cover and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for one hour.

EASY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, mix all ingredients. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until bubbly.

HEALTHY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a non-stick saucepan over a low heat and fry the onion for 5 mins until golden. Add a drop of water if it looks like it's starting to burn.
• Stir in the garlic, then tip in the passata, dates, vinegar, bouillon and bay leaf. Grind in plenty of black pepper and simmer for 5 mins.
• Tip in the beans and 400ml water, then simmer for 10 mins, stirring every now and then until thick. To freeze, leave to cool completely, then divide between freezer bags and freeze for up to three months. Defrost thoroughly in the fridge overnight and reheat in a pan until piping hot. Serve over jacket potatoes.

HEARTY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, cook ground beef, bacon and onion until beef is browned; drain.
• In slow cooker, mix beef mixture and all remaining ingredients.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 hours.

HEARTY BBQ BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook bacon in a skillet until almost crispy. Remove bacon from skillet and roughly chop, but do not drain skillet.
• Use bacon fat to saute onion and bell pepper until translucent, Drain.
• In a oven safe bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. Cover with foil.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours.

OLD-FASHIONED BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, bring beans, salt and 2 qt. water to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; let stand for 1 hour. Drain beans and discard liquid. Return beans to pan. Cover with remaining water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until beans are tender. Drain, reserving liquid. In a greased 2-1/2 qt. baking dish, combine beans, 1 cup liquid, onion, molasses, bacon, brown sugar, mustard and pepper. Cover and bake at 325° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until beans are as thick as desired thickness, stirring occasionally. Add more of the reserved cooking liquid if needed.