Homestyle Baked Beans

These Homestyle Baked Beans pair perfectly with my BBQ Ribs and they cook in the oven with the ribs making your life so much easier. I typically use canned beans for this recipe because I almost always forget to soak my beans overnight, and let's be honest opening up a can is so much easier. This recipe couldn't be any easier, it's just pouring all of the ingredients into an ovenproof pot like a Le Creuset or Staub, mixing and letting the oven work it's magic. This can even be made in a slow cooker, cooked on low for 3-4 hours.

The base flavors for these beans are some of my favorite - BACON and onions. Everything tastes better with bacon, right? 

Homestyle Baked Beans

Ingredients:

3 (15 ounce) cans of cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

1 sweet onion, diced

4 slices bacon (4 ounces), cut into lardons

2 Tbs. dark molasses

1/4 cup spicy Dijon mustard

1/4 cup ketchup

1 Tbs. tomato paste

3 Tbs. brown sugar

1/4 cup favorite barbecue sauce

1 cup chicken stock

Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Place all ingredients into an ovenproof enameled cast iron pot. Stir thoroughly to combine and season with salt and pepper. Cover with tight fitting lid and bake for 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. If the beans become too thick while cooking, add more chicken stock a 1/4 cup at a time until desired consistency is reached. 

Serve with BBQ Ribs or your favorite hamburgers or grilled dish.