Classic Baked Beans

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • 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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Introduction

A basic homemade baked bean recipe. Very good with cornbread or a great loaf of homemade whole wheat bread. To reduce the calories and fat of this recipe, remove the salt pork/bacon. It will save you approx. 160 cal per serving! A basic homemade baked bean recipe. Very good with cornbread or a great loaf of homemade whole wheat bread. To reduce the calories and fat of this recipe, remove the salt pork/bacon. It will save you approx. 160 cal per serving!
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 lb dried beans (navy or pinto are best)
    2-3 bay leaves
    1 small onion, diced
    8-10 oz salt pork, ham or bacon (uncooked) *optional*
    2 C tomato juice
    1/3-1/2 C packed brown sugar
    2 Tbsp molasses
    2 tsp dried mustard

Directions

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.