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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.
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
4
hours
hrs
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
Easy Baked Beans
Servings:
8
Servings
Calories:
392
kcal
Author:
Don Herman
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.