Baked Beans Recipies

SWMO said:

Yup, but for all the extra work they aren't any better than properly doctored canned beans.


Well, I have to agree with you on that.:)

bcsdguy wrote:
I find it interesting that the OP asked for bean recipes that didn't involve canned beans. At least that is the way I interpreted it and yet all but two posters gave recipes with canned beans. Doesn't anyone know how to make a bean recipe without using canned beans. Just sayin'.

Yup, but for all the extra work they aren't any better than properly doctored canned beans.

In a saucepan saute some coursely chopped onions in a bit of oil. Drain a couple of cans of pork and beans well (press it out), then add (to taste) brown sugar, ketchup. A little bit of prepared mustard and BBQ sauce of your choice if you like it tangy. All all to pan of onion and cook over slow heat for 10-15 minutes. If you want a true "baked" bean dish then put it in a casserole dish instead and bake with strips of bacon on top for 20-30 minutes at 350.

I believe the OP said he/she was sick of canned baked beans, not that they didn't want recipes that contained canned beans, therefore, here is my recipe:

Barbeque Baked Beans

1 pound ground beef (bits and crumbled)
1 pound bacon (snip into med. pieces, reserving 2-3 strips for later)
1 onion, chopped

Cook all above together, then add:

1 large can of Pork N Beans (tall can or 2 medium cans)
1 medium can Kidney beans (or 2-16 ounce cans) (drained)
1 16 ounce can Butter beans (drained)

Mix in 1 cup ketchup, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, 2 teaspoons Hickory liquid smoke.

Place all of above into crock pot placing the 2-3 saved bacon strips over the top and cook on high until it starts to bubble, then turn down to lowest setting and let cook for several hours or until you can't stand to wait any longer, then dish out and ENJOY!

I find it interesting that the OP asked for bean recipes that didn't involve canned beans. At least that is the way I interpreted it and yet all but two posters gave recipes with canned beans. Doesn't anyone know how to make a bean recipe without using canned beans. Just sayin'.

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New England Baked Beans

2 Large cans B&M baked beans. (If you can't find B&M, Bush's might be OK, but avoid any beans with tomato products in them)
1 large onion, diced small
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup your favorite mustard (I like Woeber's or Jack Daniels)
1/3 cup Jack Daniels
1 tsp liquid smoke (unless of course you're smoking them)

Put molasses and onion in microwave safe bowl and nuke for a few minutes on half power until onions are soft. Add sugar, mustard, JD, smoke, and stir. Heat thru. Put beans in baking dish, stir in "sauce". BAke at 300 for several hours, stirring occasionally.

Options:
add a can of drained crushed pineapple
or
add a package of lil smokies or diced kielbasa
or
add diced bacon to top an hour before removing from oven, turn on to broil for the last few minutes if you need to crisp it.

This also works in a crock pot or a dutch oven.

Thank goodness for splenda brand brown sugar for us type 2 diabetic baked bean connoisseurs.

I recommend cooked pinto beans, bacon, catsup or bar-b-q sauce, mustard, onion and splenda brown sugar in a quantity one likes and microwave or bake till ....done

Pinto beans can handle more cooking/baking with turning to mush.

That's the healthy route - and you get the fiber with your ga*.

HERE is a link to a great baked bean recipe. These are a little work, but are really good. I have made these in a crock pot.

My mom used to make Hawaiian Baked Beans. Beans, bacon, onion, 1 can crushed pineapple with juice and small amount of brown sugar.
In Large iron skillet, brown bacon, drain except small amount of bacon drippings. Saute onion, add beans, pineapple and brown sugar. Sometimes she cooked them on top of the stove and sometimes she put them in the oven. Cook about an hour.

Here's a recipe for some of the best baked beans you ever ate. If you bake these in the oven, use a couple teaspoons of liquid smoke.

WICKED BAKED BEANS
(Beans that will even make Chili Heads happy)

6-8 strips of bacon cut into 1/2 inch squares
1/2 Medium onion, diced
1/2 Bell pepper, diced
1 - 2 Jalapeño Peppers, diced (seeding is optional)
2-28 ounce cans Bush’s Baked Beans (original)
1-20 ounce can of pineapple chunks, drained
1 Cup Brown Sugar, packed
1 Cup ketchup
1 Tbs. dry (ground) mustard

Sauté bacon pieces in fry pan until crispy and remove from pan with a slotted spoon. Sauté onion, bell pepper and jalapeño pepper until tender.

In a large mixing bowl combine beans, pineapple, brown sugar, ketchup and dry mustard. Stir in bacon pieces and vegetables. Pour into a 12X9 or a deep 9X9 aluminum baking pan.

Place in a 220-250° smoker for 2 1/2 – 3 hours (make sure temperature of the baked beans reaches 160° ) or place in a 350° oven and bake for 1 hour.

NOTE: If you are making these beans as a side dish for Kansas City style pork ribs, smoke the removed skirt meat for 1-1 1/2 hours, then dice the skirt meat and stir into the Baked Beans.