Classic Baked Beans
- Minutes to Prepare:
- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 lb dried beans (navy or pinto are best)2-3 bay leaves1 small onion, diced8-10 oz salt pork, ham or bacon (uncooked) *optional*2 C tomato juice1/3-1/2 C packed brown sugar2 Tbsp molasses2 tsp dried mustard
Rinse dried beans. Place in a large bowl and cover with 4-6 inches of water. Leave in fridge overnight.
Drain beans and place into a large pot. Add bay leaves Cover with 2-4 inches of water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain again, reserving liquid.
Preheat oven to 300 F. Place beans and bay leaves, as well as all other ingredients into an oven-safe dutch oven or casserole dish. Ensure that the liquid covers the contents -- if the tomato juice is not sufficient, use reserved bean cooking liquid to make up the difference. Refrigerate remaining cooking liquid to restore lost moisture through cooking process.
Cook, covered, for 5-7 hours. Serves 6-8.
Also works well in a slow cooker. Instead of putting all ingredients into a dish to go in the oven, put them in the slow cooker and set to HIGH for 3 or 4 hours.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DARLING-SOPRANO.
Drain beans and place into a large pot. Add bay leaves Cover with 2-4 inches of water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain again, reserving liquid.
Preheat oven to 300 F. Place beans and bay leaves, as well as all other ingredients into an oven-safe dutch oven or casserole dish. Ensure that the liquid covers the contents -- if the tomato juice is not sufficient, use reserved bean cooking liquid to make up the difference. Refrigerate remaining cooking liquid to restore lost moisture through cooking process.
Cook, covered, for 5-7 hours. Serves 6-8.
Also works well in a slow cooker. Instead of putting all ingredients into a dish to go in the oven, put them in the slow cooker and set to HIGH for 3 or 4 hours.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DARLING-SOPRANO.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 318.4
- Total Fat: 17.5 g
- Cholesterol: 18.3 mg
- Sodium: 473.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 40.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.4 g
- Protein: 6.3 g
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