Post by wilderness on May 26, 2020 5:29:34 GMT -5
Baked Beans for One-Birdy
onedishkitchen.com/baked-beans-recipe
Sweet and savory baked beans made with just 1 can of beans. This simple small batch recipe yields the best tasting beans and they bake in just 30 minutes!
Servings: 2 servings
2-quart saucepan
1 teaspoon olive oil, plus 1/2 teaspoon for greasing the baking dish.
1 slice bacon
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 clove garlic, minced
1 15.5-ounce can Cannellini or Great Northern beans , rinsed and drained
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon molasses
1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon curry powder
Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C) and set rack to middle rack position.
Heat olive oil in a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until crisp; remove bacon and set aside to drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
Add chopped onions to the pan and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds more.
Stir in the beans and the remaining ingredients. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally for 1 to 2 minutes, until mixture is heated through and beginning to simmer. Crumble the cooked bacon and stir the bacon pieces into the bean mixture.
Lightly grease a 5-inch baking dish (or use an oven-safe dish of similar size) with 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil. Pour beans and sauce into the prepared baking dish.
Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 563mg | Potassium: 250mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 38IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg
VARIATIONS OF THIS RECIPE
I love using bacon in my baked beans recipe but you can leave it out of your version if you want. I cook the bacon, remove the bacon from the pot and then sauté the chopped onions and garlic in the bacon grease. Bacon adds such a wonderful flavor to the beans. If you want to skip the bacon and make this dish vegetarian-friendly, cook the vegetables in about a teaspoon of olive oil instead.
I keep apple cider vinegar in my pantry all the time; I use it to clean fresh produce. If you don’t have any, use white or red wine vinegar instead.
If you don’t have molasses, you can substitute with maple syrup.
You can use either light or dark brown sugar.
For a deeper flavor, use BBQ sauce instead of ketchup.
I love using bacon in my baked beans recipe but you can leave it out of your version if you want. I cook the bacon, remove the bacon from the pot and then sauté the chopped onions and garlic in the bacon grease. Bacon adds such a wonderful flavor to the beans. If you want to skip the bacon and make this dish vegetarian-friendly, cook the vegetables in about a teaspoon of olive oil instead.
I keep apple cider vinegar in my pantry all the time; I use it to clean fresh produce. If you don’t have any, use white or red wine vinegar instead.
If you don’t have molasses, you can substitute with maple syrup.
You can use either light or dark brown sugar.
For a deeper flavor, use BBQ sauce instead of ketchup.
NOTE: I'm a big fan of those 8 oz. cans of Bush's baked beans for quick dinners for myself, but there are times when making something closer to homemade beans just feels right--my kind of comfort food.
One can of pantry-friendly cooked plain beans could feed 2 but it's easy enough to increase the recipe if need be. Earlier, we had been discussing jazzing up Grandma Brown's Baked Beans (an upstate NY staple). Since they are so simple, I think this recipe could be modified to use with them, too. Perhaps cutting back on the sweet additions to taste and definitely using real maple syrup instead of molasses. Birdy
One can of pantry-friendly cooked plain beans could feed 2 but it's easy enough to increase the recipe if need be. Earlier, we had been discussing jazzing up Grandma Brown's Baked Beans (an upstate NY staple). Since they are so simple, I think this recipe could be modified to use with them, too. Perhaps cutting back on the sweet additions to taste and definitely using real maple syrup instead of molasses. Birdy
