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Best Baked Beans with Bacon

This one pot baked beans with bacon recipe are a sweet and tangy bean side dish great for cookouts, any potlucks and those summer get togethers because it’s so easy to make!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 189kcal
Author Sharee

Ingredients

  • 3 slices thick cut bacon chopped
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 5 15 ounces canned white beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 28 ounce canned crushed tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 4 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 jalapeno seeded and finely chopped
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  • Heat a large Dutch oven or large pot on the stove top using medium high heat. Add the bacon to the cooking vessel and cook for about five minutes or until it browns.
  • Next, add the onions and garlic and cook for another five minutes.
  • Then add the beans, tomatoes, sugar, molasses, cumin, vinegar, Dijon and jalapeno to the pot. Stir until all ingredients are combined.
  • Cover the cooking vessel with a lid, lower the temperature to medium low heat. Cook for 45 minutes to one hour, or until the beans are tender.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

EXPERT TIPS
Sweetness- Adjust the sugar and molasses by one fourth cup to increase or decrease the sweet flavor. You can also use maple syrup as a substitute for molasses.
Bacon- You can use salted pork also known as fat back to some. Just make sure to rinse the layer of salt from the meat before adding it to the pot if you decide to use this to prevent making the dish too salty.

Nutrition

Calories: 189kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 191mg | Potassium: 460mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 2mg