Baked Beans
Baked beans smothered in a sweet bacon sauce.
Servings: 16 Servings
Calories: 216kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. chopped bacon
- 1.5 cups white or yellow onion chopped
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1.5 cups ketchup
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. yellow mustard
- 1 tbsp. chili powder
- 4 cans of navy beans drained and rinsed
Instructions
- Using a dutch oven or your heaviest pan, cooking the bacon over medium heat until the bacon is almost crispy
- Remove the bacon from the pan and remove all but about two tables spoons of the bacon grease.
- Add the onions to the dutch oven and add the salt. Saute the onions over medium-low heat until translucent.
- Add the garlic to the onions and sauté for about another minute. Do not let the garlic brown.
- Add the ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and chili powder to the Dutch oven.
- Stir the mixture up very well to distribute the brown sugar.
- Add the navy beans and the cooked bacon to the Dutch oven and mix.
- Place Dutch oven over very low heat. You want a bare simmer. Simmer for a minimum of an hour and your beans are complete.
Notes
- Canned navy beans can be substituted with 1 pound of dried navy beans that have been cooked and drained.
- Can be oven baked at 225° F for 1 to 2 hours using an oven-safe covered pot or a Dutch oven.
- Can be cooked in a crockpot or slow cooker set to low for 3 to 4 hours.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 33.9g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 6.2g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 993mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 23.2g
