Best 6 Bernies White Baked Beans Recipes

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Welcome to a delightful culinary journey with Bernie's White Baked Beans, a hearty and comforting dish that has been a New England tradition for generations. These plump and flavorful beans are slow-baked in a creamy sauce, resulting in a taste sensation that will warm your soul. Whether you're a seasoned cook or just starting, this article provides you with a collection of three delectable recipes that cater to diverse preferences and dietary needs.

Our first recipe, "Bernie's Classic White Baked Beans," stays true to the authentic New England style, using simple ingredients like navy beans, onions, salt pork, and a touch of molasses to create a timeless classic. For those seeking a lighter version, our "Lightened-Up White Baked Beans" recipe offers a healthier twist, using low-sodium ingredients and omitting the salt pork. And for those with dietary restrictions, our "Vegan White Baked Beans" recipe provides a plant-based alternative, featuring a combination of beans, vegetables, and flavorful herbs.

Each recipe is carefully crafted with detailed instructions, guiding you through the process of preparing and baking the beans to perfection. The result is a versatile dish that can be enjoyed as a main course, a side dish, or even as a hearty snack. Whether you prefer the classic New England flavor, a lighter and healthier option, or a vegan-friendly version, these recipes have got you covered. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and get ready to indulge in the comforting goodness of Bernie's White Baked Beans, a culinary treasure that will leave you craving for more.

Let's cook with our recipes!

THE BEST BAKED BEANS EVER



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You won't believe how good this baked beans recipe tastes. Serve the dish at your next BBQ or as a side for dinner this week.

Categories     comfort food     dinner     main dish     side dish

Time 2h25m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 slices bacon, halved
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 medium green pepper, chopped
3 large cans (28 ounces each) pork and beans
3/4 c. barbecue sauce
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. distilled or cider vinegar
2 tsp. dry mustard or 2 tablespoons Dijon

Steps:

  • Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Fry bacon in large, deep sauté pan skillet until bacon has partially cooked and released about 1/4 cup drippings. Remove bacon from pan and drain on paper towels.
  • Add onions and peppers to drippings in pan and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Add beans and remaining ingredients bring to a simmer. (If skillet is not large enough, add beans and heat to a simmer then transfer to a large bowl and stir in remaining ingredients).
  • Pour flavored beans into a greased 13-by 9-inch (or similar size) ovenproof pan. Top with bacon, then bake until beans are bubbly and sauce is the consistency of pancake syrup, about 2 hours. Let stand to thicken slightly and serve.

EASY BAKED BEANS



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Easy Baked Beans are a quick, 5-ingredient, stovetop recipe that dresses up canned white beans for a versatile dinnertime side dish!

Provided by Samantha Skaggs

Categories     Side Dish

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 (16-ounce) can white beans (such as Navy or Great Northern beans, DRAINED)
1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons BBQ sauce
1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • Combine all of the ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stir well, and reduce to a low simmer. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 to 10 minutes. Serve with a slotted spoon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 223 kcal, Carbohydrate 44 g, Protein 11 g, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 185 mg, Fiber 8 g, Sugar 10 g, ServingSize 1 serving

THE BEST BAKED BEANS



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Classic baked beans are oven-baked & studded with onions, peppers, and bacon.

Provided by Rachael

Categories     Side Dish

Time 3h30m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 pound bacon (cooked crispy and diced)
1 red onion (finely diced)
½ cup green bell pepper (finely diced)
⅓ cup brown sugar*
½ cup ketchup
¼ cup molasses
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
2 teaspoons dry mustard
56 ounces baked beans (or pork and beans, two 28 oz cans)
2 tablespoons green onions (sliced )
2 tablespoons bacon (chopped (reserved from cooked bacon))

Steps:

  • Cook bacon in a skillet until crispy and drain on a paper towel. Reserve some of the bacon grease.
  • Finely dice the bacon. Reserve 2 tablespoons for garnish. Set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F, set the rack to the lower-middle position.
  • In the same skillet, heat reserved bacon grease on medium-high heat.
  • Add the diced red onion and green pepper, sauté until softened.
  • In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, ketchup, molasses, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard and whisk together.
  • Stir in the beans, onions, and green peppers.
  • Pour into a 9x13" baking dish. Bake for 2 hours, then stir in the chopped bacon.
  • Bake another hour or more until the sauce has cooked down, and has reached desired consistency.
  • Let the beans stand for 5 minutes to thicken sauce.
  • Garnish with reserved bacon and green onions. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 296 kcal, Carbohydrate 38 g, Protein 9 g, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Cholesterol 26 mg, Sodium 711 mg, Fiber 6 g, Sugar 15 g, ServingSize 1 serving

CREAMY BRAISED WHITE BEANS



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Everything you need to make this humble-but-satisfying meal is probably in your kitchen at this very moment. Two cans of beans (chickpeas and white beans) are simmered with milk, a whole head of garlic, herbs and nutmeg for a rich and creamy vegetarian dinner that can be on the table in under a half-hour. Be sure to use whole milk here - it's the most flavorful and will yield the best results. Feel free to wilt greens like chard, watercress, arugula or basil into the beans, and serve with grated Parmesan and red-pepper flakes. A slice of crusty bread slicked with caramelized garlic is the perfect crunchy accompaniment to velvety beans.

Provided by Ali Slagle

Categories     dinner, easy, for one, for two, lunch, quick, weekday, beans, main course, side dish

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 head garlic, halved crosswise
1 cup whole milk
1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, with their liquid
1 (15-ounce) can white beans, such as cannellini or Great Northern, drained and rinsed
1 thyme sprig, 2 sage leaves or 1 bay leaf
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg, allspice or garam masala
Kosher salt and black pepper
4 slices crusty bread or thick toast
Extra-virgin olive oil, for serving
Freshly grated Parmesan, for serving
Aleppo pepper or red-pepper flakes, for serving

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, cut side down, and cook until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Add the milk, chickpeas and their liquid, white beans, thyme and nutmeg and stir to combine. Season generously with salt and pepper. When the mixture begins to bubble around the edges of the pan (you don't want it to come to a full boil), reduce the heat to low and let it simmer, stirring occasionally, until it has thickened and tastes great to you, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Use a fork to remove the garlic halves from the beans. Set aside until cool enough to handle, then use the fork to remove the cloves from the skins. Spread the cloves on bread or toast.
  • If you would like the beans to be more stew-like, mash some of the beans using a potato masher or the back of a spoon. Serve beans and milk in bowls. Garnish as you wish, with a drizzle of oil, a sprinkle of Parmesan and a pinch of Aleppo pepper and black pepper. Serve with the bread alongside for dipping.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 428, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 68 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 14 grams, Protein 21 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 732 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams, TransFat 0 grams

BAKED BEANS



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Proper Boston baked beans would have salt pork instead of the bacon. James Beard cooked them with ribs. The key is to use the little white pea beans known as navy beans, and to allow time to do most of the work. (Or to cheat: Canned white beans make fantastic baked beans in about an hour. If you use them, you'll need four 15-ounce cans. Drain and then follow the directions from step 2 on to the end. Please understand that you'll need much less water and much less time to get them where you want them to be.) The combination of molasses and dry mustard is a taste as old as America itself, and takes well to both ham and soft brown bread.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Categories     dinner, lunch, side dish

Time 6h30m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups navy beans
Salt
1/2 pound slab bacon, cut into cubes
1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
1/3 cup molasses
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Soak beans in a large bowl of water for 6 hours or overnight. Drain beans and put them in a large oven-safe pot with a heavy bottom and a tightfitting lid. Add 1 teaspoon salt and enough cool water to cover 2 inches above the beans. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until the beans are just tender, approximately 30 to 40 minutes. Drain and remove beans.
  • Heat the oven to 250 degrees. Bring a kettle full of water to a boil on the stove. Return the heavy-bottomed pot to the stove and turn the heat to medium high. Cook the bacon in the bottom of the pot until it begins to brown, then turn off the heat and add the chopped onion and, on top of it, the beans. Mix together molasses, mustard and black pepper, and add the mixture to the pot. Pour in enough boiling water to cover beans, put the lid on and bake, occasionally adding more water to keep beans covered, until they are tender but not falling apart, 4 to 5 hours.
  • Remove beans from oven, uncover, stir and season with salt. With the lid off, return pot to oven and let beans finish cooking, uncovered and without additional water, until the sauce has thickened and the top is deeply crusty, about 45 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 343, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 16 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 253 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams, TransFat 0 grams

BAKED GIANT WHITE BEANS WITH CABBAGE



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This slow-baked bean and cabbage dish is luxurious in both taste and texture. The limas become soft and pillowy after their long, slow simmer, while releasing some of their starch into the bean broth; the cabbage sweetens over time and almost melts into the velvety broth. Baked beans with cabbage traditionally contain a ham bone or some salt pork for flavor, but I get that rich umami flavor with Parmesan rinds.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Time 3h

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 large carrot, finely chopped
1 pound cabbage, cored and chopped or shredded
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 pound large white beans or dried lima beans
7 cups water
A bouquet garni consisting of 2 Parmesan rinds, 4 parsley sprigs, 2 thyme sprigs and a bay leaf
Salt and a generous amount of freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley (more to taste)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
  • Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large, ovenproof casserole and add the onion and carrots. Cook, stirring often, until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes, and stir in the cabbage and half the garlic. Cook, stirring, for another 5 minutes, until the cabbage has wilted.
  • Add the beans, water, bouquet garni and salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, cover and place in the oven. Bake 1 hour and add the remaining garlic; taste and adjust salt. Return to the oven and bake for another 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until the beans are very tender and creamy. Taste and adjust salt. Remove the bouquet garni. Stir in the chopped parsley. Serve hot or warm.

Tips:

  • Soak the beans overnight: Soaking the beans overnight helps to soften them and reduce the cooking time. You can also quick-soak the beans by boiling them for 1 minute, then removing them from the heat and letting them sit for 1 hour.
  • Use a variety of beans: Don't be afraid to mix and match different types of beans in your baked bean recipe. Some popular options include navy beans, Great Northern beans, and pinto beans.
  • Add some vegetables: Vegetables like onions, celery, and carrots add flavor and texture to baked beans. You can also add other vegetables like corn, green beans, or tomatoes.
  • Don't forget the spices: Spices like salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder are essential for giving baked beans their classic flavor. You can also add other spices like cumin, chili powder, or smoked paprika to taste.
  • Use a slow cooker: A slow cooker is a great way to make baked beans because it allows the flavors to develop slowly and evenly. You can also cook baked beans in the oven or on the stovetop, but the slow cooker method is the easiest and most hands-off.

Conclusion:

Baked beans are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as a main course or a side dish. They are also a great source of protein, fiber, and vitamins. With so many different ways to make baked beans, there is sure to be a recipe that everyone will enjoy.

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