Southwestern Chipotle Baked Beans Recipes

SMOKY CHIPOTLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly coat a 9x13 casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Fry the bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate; cool, then crumble.
• Reserve 1 tablespoon of the bacon drippings. Add the diced onion to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes, until translucent. Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add beans and remaining ingredients (except for bacon) and stir until combined. Pour the mixture into a 9x13 inch casserole dish. Sprinkle the crumbled bacon on top and bake for 45-60 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

SOUTHWESTERN CHIPOTLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Sauté chipotles, onion, and garlic in oil until soft. (I cook bacon in with this).
• Combine with other ingredients, and mix resulting sauce into the beans. Bake at 325F for 2 hours, adding water if beans get too dry.

SOUTHWESTERN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a 5-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium-high. Cook onion until translucent, stirring often, 3 minutes. Add garlic, mustard and chili powders, cumin, tomatoes, brown sugar, beans, and 3 cups water.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer, stirring occasionally, 50 minutes. Uncover; cook until thick, about 10 minutes more. Stir in vinegar; season with salt and pepper.

BAKED BEANS WITH SWEET POTATOES AND CHIPOTLES

Steps:

• Place beans and soaking water in an ovenproof casserole. Add bay leaf and bring to a gentle boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 1 hour. Check beans at regular intervals to make sure they are submerged, and add water as necessary.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 300 degrees . Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a heavy skillet and add onion. Cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add a generous pinch of salt and the garlic and cook, stirring, until garlic is fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute. Stir onion and garlic into beans, along with salt to taste, tomato paste, honey or agave nectar, and chipotles, and stir together. Add sweet potatoes and bring back to a simmer, drizzle with remaining olive oil, and place in oven.
• Bake 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until beans are thoroughly soft and sweet potatoes are beginning to fall apart, checking and stirring from time to time to make sure that beans are submerged. Either add liquid or push them down into the simmering broth if necessary. Remove from heat and serve hot or warm.

SPICY SOUTHWEST BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Saute onion, bell pepper, chili and garlic in oil in large skillet until tender, about 8 minutes.
• Combine onion mixture and remaining ingredients in 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• Bake at 350 degrees, covered, 30 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 15-20 minutes or until liquid is nearly absorbed.
• Discard bay leaf.

SOUTHWESTERN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the beans, tomatoes and onion. Combine the remaining ingredients; stir into bean mixture. , Transfer to a 3-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes; stir. Bake, uncovered, 15-30 minutes longer or until heated through.