Easy Baked Beans
Slow-baked to develop full, rich flavor. This dish can be thrown together in minutes, and left alone to bake with no fuss.
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 392kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb Navy Beans Cleaned, sorted and soaked overnight, or boiled for two minutes and left to stand for one hour. Reserve liquid.
- 1/2 cup Molasses
- 1/4 cup Ketchup
- 1 tsp Dry Mustard
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
- 1 med Onion chopped
- 2 slices Bacon Cooked and chopped
- Reserved bean liquid to cover
Instructions
- In the soaking liquid, bring the beans to a boil, then simmer until tender - about 1 1/2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 300F
- Combine all ingredients in a 2 quart covered casserole. (Or use foil).
- Bake for 4 hours, adding liquid occasionally if needed. After two hours, remove the cover or foil and continue baking until beans are very tender.
Notes
For extra zing, add about 2 to 3 tsp of chili powder to the dish before baking.