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Homemade Baked Beans with Bacon

Navy beans baked slowly with bacon, onion, molasses, brown sugar and mustard until the sauce turns thick and glossy. Made from canned beans, so no overnight soak.

⏱ 1 hr 30 min (15 min prep, 1 hr 15 min cooking) 🍽 Serves 10 · about ½ cup make aheadbudgetfreezer friendly gluten freedairy free
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ContainsFish. Check the labels on what you buy; brands differ.

Ingredients

Make 10 servings
  • 4 can White beans (canned), navy or great northern, 15 oz each, drained and rinsed
  • 6 strip Bacon, chopped
  • 1 Yellow onion, chopped
  • Β½ cup Ketchup
  • ΒΌ cup Molasses
  • ΒΌ cup Brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp Yellow mustard
  • 1 tbsp Apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • Β½ tsp Ground black pepper
  • 1 cup Water

Make it yourself

In the planner, Make it on the shopping list swaps the store item for these ingredients and puts the work on your prep day.

Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

You’ll need: oven-safe pot or 9x13-inch baking dish, skillet.

  1. Heat the oven to 325Β°F.
  2. Cook the bacon in an oven-safe pot or skillet over medium heat until it starts to crisp, about 6 minutes. Add the onion and cook 5 minutes, until soft. Spoon off all but about a tablespoon of the fat.
  3. Stir in the ketchup, molasses, brown sugar, mustard, vinegar, Worcestershire, pepper and water, then the beans. Bring to a simmer. (Pour into a baking dish now if your pot can’t go in the oven.)
  4. Bake uncovered 1 hour, stirring once or twice, until the sauce is thick and bubbling at the edges. It thickens more as it cools a little. Taste for salt; the bacon adds plenty.
Make aheadBake a day or two ahead and reheat, covered, at 350Β°F for 30 minutes (to 165Β°F) or on the stove; add a splash of water.
❄️ FreezerFreezes up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator and reheat to 165Β°F.
β†Ί LeftoversRefrigerate leftovers within 2 hours (1 hour on a day above 90Β°F) in shallow containers; eat within 3 to 4 days (USDA). Reheat to 165Β°F.
πŸ§’ With kidsKids can rinse the beans in a colander and stir the sauce before it heats.
Slow cooker swapAfter step 3, cook in a slow cooker on low 4 to 5 hours.
Vegetarian swapSkip the bacon, cook the onion in 2 tablespoons oil, and add 1 teaspoon smoked paprika.

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An original Teddy Rook Book recipe, written for our Fourth of July and summer cookout collection; safety steps follow USDA. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.