Best 7 Hardy Baked Beans Recipes

OLD FASHIONED BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Place the dried beans in a pot of water covered by a few inches of water and let soak overnight. Drain the beans, place them back in the pot with fresh water and bring to a boil. Simmer for one hour, then drain, reserving the liquid. See NOTE.
• In a Dutch oven or other oven-proof pot fry the bacon until crispy then add the onions and cook until soft and translucent, 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.Stir in the tomato sauce, molasses, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika, salt, pepper and bay leaf.Add 1 1/2 cups of the reserved bean water and the beans.Bring everything to a simmer for a minute or two to heat it up. In the meantime preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Transfer the Dutch oven with the lid on to the middle rack of the oven. Bake for 2 to 3 hours or until the beans are tender and the sauce has thickened, removing the lid during the last 20-30 minutes to help the sauce thicken. NOTE: If at any point during the cooking process too much liquid evaporates and the beans get dry, add a little more of the reserved bean water. The beans themselves can vary from batch to batch and you may end up either needing to add more liquid if the beans are too dry or you may need to bake the beans longer with the lid off if there is too much liquid. Adjust as needed.Add more salt the pepper to taste.Serve immediately or let cool completely and refrigerate until ready to serve. Can be reheated on the stovetop or in the microwave.
• SLOW COOKER METHOD: Follow steps 1 and 2 and then pour everything into the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 6-7 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours or until the beans are tender. Open the lid for the last 30 minutes or longer until the sauce has thickened. If the beans are too thick at any point and too much liquid has evaporated, stir in a little extra water.

HOMEMADE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat 4 minutes; drain, reserving 1 teaspoon drippings in skillet.
• Sauté onion in hot bacon drippings 7 minutes or until tender. Stir together pork, onions, beans, and next 5 ingredients in a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish. Top bean mixture with bacon.
• Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes or until bubbly.

HEARTY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a 5-qt. Dutch oven. Stir in the remaining ingredients. , Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour or until heated through.

HARDY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• 1. Cook beef and onions in a Dutch oven.
• 2. Stir in remaining ingredients.
• 3. Cover and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for one hour.

HORN & HARDART'S BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Soak the beans overnight. Using the same water, boil, reduce heat and simmer until tender, about 30 minutes longer.
• Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Add all other ingredients to beans. Pour into a baking pot or pan.
• Bake uncovered about 4 hours or longer. If necessary, add boiling water to prevent from drying.

HEARTY BBQ BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook bacon in a skillet until almost crispy. Remove bacon from skillet and roughly chop, but do not drain skillet.
• Use bacon fat to saute onion and bell pepper until translucent, Drain.
• In a oven safe bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. Cover with foil.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours.

HEARTY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, cook ground beef, bacon and onion until beef is browned; drain.
• In slow cooker, mix beef mixture and all remaining ingredients.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 hours.