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Old-Fashioned Baked Beans

We’re especially fond of this sweet-and-smoky picnic favorite. And it’s easy to make, too! Only 20 minutes of prep time needed.

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( 28 Ratings)

28 Ratings

5 Stars 43%

4 Stars 18%

3 Stars 18%

2 Stars 7%

1 Stars 14%

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  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total Time 6 hr 35 min
  • Servings 10

Ingredients

10
cups water
2
cups dried navy beans (1 pound)
1/2
cup packed brown sugar
1/4
cup molasses
1
teaspoon salt
6
slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
1
medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
3
cups water

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LOCATION

Directions

  • 1 Heat oven to 350°F.
  • 2 Heat 10 cups water and the beans to boiling in ovenproof Dutch oven. Boil uncovered 2 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients except 3 cups water.
  • 3 Cover and bake 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
  • 4 Stir in 3 cups water. Bake uncovered 2 hours to 2 hours 15 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender and desired consistency.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Navy beans are actually one variety of kidney bean. These small white beans are so named because they’ve been a standard food of the U.S. Navy since the mid-1800s.

Why not serve these savory, slightly sweet beans in hollowed-out round dinner rolls? When the beans are gone, you’ll have a sauce-soaked piece of bread to enjoy!

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
200
(
Calories from Fat
20 ),
% Daily Value
Total Fat
2 g
2 %
(Saturated Fat
1 g,
1 %
),
Cholesterol
5 mg
5 %;
Sodium
300 mg
300 %;
Total Carbohydrate
42 g
42 %
(Dietary Fiber
6 g
6 %
),
Protein
10 g
10 %
;
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%;
Vitamin C
0%;
Calcium
10%;
Iron
16%;
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 2 Vegetable;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 9/30/2012 8:41:32 AM REPORT ABUSE Mymomscooking said:
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Forgot to rate the baked beans.Definitely a 5!
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Posted 9/30/2012 8:32:40 AM REPORT ABUSE Mymomscooking said:
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This is the same basic recipe my mom has been using for about 60 years. (She's 85 yo) The beans always have turned out tender and great! She would make them extremely thick so we could make bean sandwiches to carry in our lunches to school. To this day I still use this same recipe and enjoy the beans every time. And yes, salt is always added at the beginning of the cooking. Not sure where magnoliasouth is coming from but maybe the recipe wasn't followed correctly?
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Posted 12/23/2011 9:03:42 PM REPORT ABUSE Terrilovesbeans said:
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Beblovestocook....I totally agree with you! I too have been cooking for many years and have never heard of not salting beans before cooking!!I don't need "Google" to know how to cook.I have always salted my beans and they come out so tender they melt in your mouth.Some people just don't know how to cook beans properly. I too have been cooking beans many years before "google" This recipe is really good!!! You can't always believe what google tells you.In my opinion if you need google to cook than maybe you should not be cooking! lol!!!
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