Easy Baked Beans

These easy baked beans came together quickly. This can be made with almost any white bean. I commonly use navy, great northern or small white beans (used great northern). I made minor adjustments to Madeline’s original handwritten recipe.

Easy Baked Beans

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Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon or 1.5 cups left over smoked brisket
  • 1/2 medium onion chopped
  • 2 15-ounce cans great northern beans drained
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 2 tablespoon worcestershire
  • 2 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup water and additional if needed

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F
  • In a small Dutch oven, cook bacon until grease releases and starts to lightly brown, Remove from pan, add chopped onion to the same pan and cook in bacon grease until soft.
  • Chop bacon into bite size pieces.
  •  Add all ingredients including chopped bacon to the Dutch oven and combine well.
  • Place in the oven and cook covered for 30 minutes, uncover for another 60 minutes, stirring occasionally. If mixture becomes too dry, add a little water.
Madeline’s Easy Baked Beans
Madeline’s original recipe card.