Classic Baked Beans
servings
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups navy beans, dried
- 1 pound bacon, roughly chopped
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 3 cups water, hot
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp sugar, brown
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 3 tbsp mustard, Dijon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper, ground
Instructions
- Place the dry navy beans in a large pot with 6 cups of water or enough water to cover two inches above the beans.
- Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Continue to cook for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat and leave the beans covered for 1 1/2 hours.
- Add the bacon and the onions to the bottom of a large crock pot.
- Drain the beans and discard the soaking water. Add the beans to the crock pot.
- Whisk together the hot water, tomato paste, brown sugar, maple syrup, dijon mustard, salt and pepper. Pour into the crock pot.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours
Notes
Simply omit bacon to make this recipe vegetarian/vegan.
Comments
Could you soak the beans overnight (8+ hours) instead of boiling them and letting them sit for 1.5 hours before placing them in the slow cooker? I’m trying to plan ahead for a busy weekday morning!
Hi Rachel, yes you can definitely soak beans overnight. Here is a helpful resource: https://pulses.org/us/cooking-tips/