Old-Fashioned Baked Beans

  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 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

Steps

  • 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.

  • 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!

Nutrition Facts

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