Baked Alberta Beans & Bacon
These traditional baked beans taste great served over pumpernickel bread or as a side dish at a barbeque.
Servings 8 cups
Calories 255
Ingredients
- 2 cups (500 mL) Great Northern Beans soaked overnight
- 6 cups (1.5 L) water
- 1 large Spanish onion chopped
- 3 sprigs fresh parsley
- 1/2 lb (227 g) sliced bacon
- 1 can (7.5 oz/213 mL) tomato sauce
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground black pepper
Instructions
- Drain beans and discard soaking water.
- In a large saucepan, combine beans, water, onion, parsley and bacon. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until beans are tender-firm.
- Drain beans and onion. Discard parsley and remove bacon. Dice bacon and brown in a small skillet over medium heat. Add tomato sauce, salt and pepper to beans, return to low heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes. Add bacon and simmer 5 minutes longer.
- Serve hot with pumpernickel bread.
Nutrition
Serving Size: 1cup (250 mL) | Calories: 255 | Total Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Carbohydrate: 33g | Fibre: 11g | Sugars: 3g | Protein: 11g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 273mg | Potassium: 793mg | Iron: 3mg