Honey Bacon Baked Beans
Honey Bacon Baked Beans blend multiple types of drained pinto, white, and kidney beans with browned bacon, caramelized onions, honey, and a rich sauce made from ketchup, molasses, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard. Baked in an oven-safe skillet, this hearty dish balances smoky, sweet, and tangy flavors and thick textures, ideal as a side dish or a robust accompaniment at meals.
Ingredients
- 4 lices Bacon cut into cubes, thick cut
- 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
- 1 (16-oz) can pinto beans , drained and rinsed
- 1 (16-oz) can White beans , drained and rinsed
- 1 (16-oz) can Kidney Beans drained and rinsed, dark red
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/2 cup water
- 2/3 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/3 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Place bacon in a large cast iron or other heavy bottomed oven safe skillet.
- Cook over medium heat until browned and most of the fat is rendered.
- Remove the bacon.
- Cook the onion in the bacon fat until caramelized and brown.
- Pour out the excess bacon fat [you can use this bacon fat to make my delicious Yukon Potato Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette!]
- Add the bacon back into the pan.
- Add in the beans and the rest of the ingredients.
- Cover tightly and cook in the oven for 1 hour.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 157
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 157kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 281mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 278mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 87IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.