Baked beans are a barbecue, picnic, or anytime favorite. This tasty dish can be easily made from scratch, allowing you vary the spices from traditional sweet, to tangy, or even spicy hot. This page contains recipes for homemade baked beans.
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Crock Pot "Baked" Beans
I like this recipe because it is quick, easy, and delicious. When I take this dish to potluck dinners or to family gatherings, it receives many compliments and I always return home with an empty bowl.
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained
2 (16 oz.) cans pork and beans
1 (15 oz.) can Lima beans
1/4 - 1/2 cup brown sugar, depending on personal taste
1/3 cup ketchup
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 cup water
Directions:
Put all ingredients in slow cooker. Mix well. Cook on low for approximately 4 hours, until mixture is thoroughly heated and onion pieces are tender.
Optional: Add crispy, crumbled bacon pieces to the mixture or sprinkle on top of bowls when serving.
Brown onion and bacon in skillet; add to other ingredients. Mix well. Bake in oven at 275 degrees F for 45 minutes. Serves 6-8.
By Robin from Washington, IA
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Baked Beans
This is very hearty and yummy!
Ingredients:
1/2 - 1 lb. bacon
3 onions, chopped
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 can green Lima beans
1 can large butter beans
1 large can pork and beans
1 can kidney beans
Directions:
In large skillet, cook bacon (cut up) and onion until soft, but not brown. Add brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, salt, and garlic powder. Simmer 20 minutes. Drain juice from beans. Mix all beans with skillet mixture. Add 1/2 of the drained juice. Bake about 1 1/2 hours in 9x13 inch pan at 350 degrees F.
Invented by Native Americans and passed on to early European settlers with variations. I received this recipe from my friend and it's made often during the winter.
Ingredients:
2 lbs. dried navy beans
1/2 lb. thick bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 medium onion, diced
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 Tbsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. salt
2 cups boiling water
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F when ready to bake.
Soak dried beans overnight. Then precook beans.
Line the bottom of a bean pot or casserole with half the bacon followed by the onion. Add cooked beans.
Mix together remaining ingredients and pour over beans. If necessary, add more water to cover. Top with remaining bacon.
Bake 5 to 6 hours, adding more boiling water and syrup if liquid is needed.
By Connie from Cotter, AR
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Molasses Baked Beans
This was one of my dad's favorites. Not one of mine, but I would like to post this in his memory. If you are a bean lover, you will probably really enjoy this recipe!
Ingredients:
3 cup soaked navy beans
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 Tbsp. molasses
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1 sm. onion, diced
4 slices bacon, cubed
Directions:
Soak beans for at least 4 hours. Saute' bacon and onion. Mix all ingredients together. Bake for 1 hour or until beans are done.
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You could leave them out but lima beans have a wonderful buttery flavor which is probably why they were chosen for that particular recipe. If you do leave them out be sure to replace the lima bean amount recommended of other bean called for in the recipe.