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Healthy Baked Beans

Servings: 1 square baking dish full
Author: Mary Ellen via Kelly the Kitchen Kop

Ingredients

  • Mary Ellen uses a bag of navy beans prepared as described above (2 cups)
  • Brother Andy's recipe calls for 3 cans of Great Northern beans, undrained
  • My sister's recipe also calls for a can of butter beans undrained, a can of kidney beansdrained & a can of lima beans drained, and hers is called “4 bean bake”. If you add any extras, don't forget to adjust the amount of sauce accordingly.
  • Reserve some of the juices/water that the beans were cooked in or came in if you bought them in a can or jar, and if your sauce is too thick just use this as needed.
  • 1/2 pound bacon uncooked, chopped into small pieces (preferably from a local farm, or try here if you don't have a local farm)
  • 1 small onion chopped (organic if possible)
  • 2 Tablespoons of organic molasses
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard or a squirt of prepared mustard
  • 1/2 cup organic ketchup
  • 1/2 Tablespoon fermented soy sauce
  • 1/2 Tablespoon raw vinegar
  • 1/2 t. garlic powder or minced fresh organic garlic
  • 1/4-1/2 cup maple syrup taste it after 1/4 c. and see if it's enough for you
  • 1/8 cup brown sugar
  • Mary Ellen sometimes also adds in 1/2 pound of ground beef

Instructions

  • Soak and prepare the beans as described above.  (Or skip that step and buy this brand of pre-soaked organic beans!!!)  Combine all ingredients except beans in a sauce pan and bring to a boil while stirring.  Boil for 5-10 minutes or so, then stir in beans.
  • Bake in a square buttered baking dish for 40 minutes at 375*, covered.  Then uncover and bake another 20 minutes. Double the recipe for a 9 x 13 baking dish.
  • OR I just put mine in a crock pot until it's time to serve.