Tarted Up Baked Beans Recipes

OLD FASHIONED FRENCH CANADIAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Cover beans with water and soak overnight.
• Rinse beans then bring to a boil in approximately 1 quart of water, bay leaf and garlic - simmer for 30 minutes.
• Turn off heat and let beans stand for approximately 1 1/2 hours until soft. Drain and reserve the bean liquid. Discard bay leaf and garlic.
• Mix together remaining ingredients (excluding beans and bacon).
• Add beans to bean pot (or any covered dish).
• Stir in molasses mixture to beans. Top off with some of the reserved bean liquid.
• Arrange bacon on top.
• Cover and bake at 300 degrees for 7 hours. For the final hour of cooking, remove cover to let bean brown up nicely.
• Note: check occasionally and keep beans covered with reserved bean liquid during cooking.

OLD-FASHIONED BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, bring beans, salt and 2 qt. water to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; let stand for 1 hour. Drain beans and discard liquid. Return beans to pan. Cover with remaining water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until beans are tender. Drain, reserving liquid. In a greased 2-1/2 qt. baking dish, combine beans, 1 cup liquid, onion, molasses, bacon, brown sugar, mustard and pepper. Cover and bake at 325° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until beans are as thick as desired thickness, stirring occasionally. Add more of the reserved cooking liquid if needed.

SPICED UP BORING OLD BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Cook on in a pan for a couple of minutes until soft.
• Add the remaining ingredients and bring to the boil.
• Simmer to thicken the sauce to your liking.
• Serve with Toast.

BETTER BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, stir together the baked beans, onion, brown sugar, syrup, ketchup and mustard. Pour into a 9x13 inch baking dish, and lay strips of bacon across the top.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bacon is browned and the beans have thickened.

BEEFED UP BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Brown beef, bacon, onion, and garlic. Drain.
• Mix in all other ingredients. Heat in crock pot till ready to serve (can be in crock pot on low heat for several hours).

BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a heavy pot or dutch oven, add the chopped bacon and cook over medium heat until the fat begins to render, (do not drain grease).
• Add baked beans, ketchup, brown sugar, hot pepper sauce, and honey and bring to a boil to a simmer over medium heat.
• Reduce heat slightly to mantain a simmer for 25 to 30 minutes, or until flavors are combined.

DRESSED UP, SLOW COOKED CANNED BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Place beans in saucepan.
• Add diced jalapenos, with juice (add as much juice as you prefer, based on how spicy you want it).
• Add bacon and brown sugar.
• Stir well.
• Bring to a boil and then turn down heat to simmer.
• Simmer for one hour, or more.

TARTED UP BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, add the onion and cook until softened. I find the lid on creates a bit of steam and they steam/fry in the little bit of fat. Stir them a bit though.
• Add in the garlic, tomato and ham and cook until the tomato has softened.
• Add in the beans sauces, mustard and black pepper and heat til piping hot.
• Serve over toast (buttered or not as you wish).