Name: Baked Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 85 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz. bacon ($3.06); 3 15oz. cans Great Northern Beans ($3.00*); 15 oz. tomato sauce ((1 can) $1.06); ¼ cup tomato paste ($0.31); ¼ cup apple cider vinegar ($0.17); ¼ cup brown sugar ($0.16); ¼ cup molasses ($0.77); 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard ($0.05); 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce ($0.03); 2 tsp smoked paprika ($0.20); 1 tsp garlic powder ($0.10); ½ tsp onion powder ($0.05); ¼ tsp cayenne pepper ($0.03); ¼ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.02)

These baked beans combine the simplicity of canned beans with bacon and a sweet, smoky, and tangy homemade BBQ sauce.

Ingredients

8 oz. bacon ($3.06)

3 15oz. cans Great Northern Beans ($3.00*)

15 oz. tomato sauce ((1 can) $1.06)

¼ cup tomato paste ($0.31)

¼ cup apple cider vinegar ($0.17)

¼ cup brown sugar ($0.16)

¼ cup molasses ($0.77)

1 Tbsp Dijon mustard ($0.05)

2 tsp Worcestershire sauce ($0.03)

2 tsp smoked paprika ($0.20)

1 tsp garlic powder ($0.10)

½ tsp onion powder ($0.05)

¼ tsp cayenne pepper ($0.03)

¼ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.02)

Instructions

1 Brown the bacon

2 Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Cut the bacon into 1-inch pieces and cook in a skillet over medium heat until brown and crispy. Drain off all but 1-2 Tbsp of the bacon fat.

3 Drain the canned beans well, then add them to the skillet and stir to combine with the bacon.

4 Add the remaining ingredients: tomato sauce, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, molasses, Dijon, Worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne and black pepper.** Stir until everything is very well combined.

5 Bake the beans for 60-75 minutes, stirring once at 30 minutes and again at 60 minutes. If the sauce is thick at 60 minutes, it's done. If it's still a bit runny, bake 10-15 minutes longer.

6 Serve hot with your other favorite comfort foods!