Easy Baked Beans From Dried Beans
Easy Baked Beans From Dried Beans is a delicious home-style recipe. The onions, peppers and bacon along with a touch of molasses and brown sugar will keep you going back for more. Serve with your favorite brat or burger at your next summer cook out.
Easy Baked Beans From Dried Beans
A delicious home-style baked bean recipe using dried beans, onion, green pepper, bacon and molasses.
Ingredients
To Soak Dry Beans
- 1 Cup Dry Navy Beans, Rinsed
- 1 Cup Dry Butter Beans, Rinsed
- 4 Cups Water
- 1 Tablespoon Baking Soda
Cook the Dry Soaked Beans
- Drained Soaked Beans
- 4 Cups Water
- Instant Pot
Baked Bean Sauce
- 2 tsp. Salt
- 2 tsp. Onion Powder
- 1 tsp. Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp. Ground Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp. Dry Mustard Powder
- 1 1/2 Cup Water
- 3 Tbsp. Tomato Paste
- 2 Tbsp. Molasses
- 1 Tbsp. Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar or Coconut Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Green Pepper, Diced
- 1/2 Cup Onion, Diced
- 6 Bacon Slices, Diced
Instructions
- Soak beans overnight by placing dry Navy Beans and Butter Beans in a large stock pot. Add 4 Cups of water and 1 Tablespoon of Baking Soda and stir. Place lid on top and set aside to soak until morning.
- Cook the dry soaked beans. Drain beans in colander and then place beans in an instant pot and cover with 4 Cups of water.
- Cook the beans in a 6 Quart Instant Pot. Place beans and water in the inner pot of a Instant Pot. Inspect ring on inner lid of instant pot to make sure it is in place then place lid on Instant Pot and close valve to "seal." Cook on High Pressure for 6 Minutes. Allow pressure to naturally release which will take about 15-30 minutes. While waiting for pressure to release, it's time to prepare the sauce.
- Prepare the sauce: Using a 4-6 Quart Sauté Pan or Cast Iron Skillet, turn burner to medium heat and begin to cook the diced bacon. Cook until almost fully crisp then add the diced Onion and diced Green Pepper into the same pan with the bacon and bacon grease. Sauté until tender.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Dry Mustard and Water. Whisk together to blend then whisk in the tomato paste, molasses, apple cider vinegar and brown sugar or coconut sugar. Allow to sit for 5 minutes to dissolve the sugar.
- Combine all the ingredients: Pour the sauce mixture into the pan with the bacon, onion and green pepper. Bring to a low boil then turn down to medium low and allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Make sure the Instant pot has fully released all the pressure before opening the lid. Then add the beans to a colander to drain the excess water from the beans.
- Gently mix beans into the sauce mixture and stir to combine.
- Allow mixture to simmer on low heat for 10-15 minutes for flavors to incorporate then serve.
- Enjoy!
Cast Iron Baked Beans Made From Dried Beans
With the weather warming, it’s time to start looking for BBQ side dish recipes for the summer season. Whether you’re grilling out with the family or camping for the weekend it’s necessary to have delicious, from scratch summer side dishes. We love a good Homemade Potato Salad or some Creamy Macaroni And Cheese. But there’s also just something extra delicious about baked beans. Baked Beans are a classic American side dish and this simple and flavor packed recipe will work well for any gathering you’re attending this summer!
Key features in our easy baked bean recipe
- We used dried and soaked beans in this recipe- We love the benefits that come along with soaking and cooking our own beans. Not only are the nutrients easier to absorb, you will also notice better flavor since the beans are cooked fresh. Then we easily cook them in the instant pot before combining all ingredients and finishing them off in the cast iron skillet.
- Loaded with bacon, onion, and green pepper- It’s the addition of these flavors that really give these beans that homestyle baked bean flavor that’s smoky, sweet, and peppery.
- These Baked Beans are cooked in a cast iron skillet because we love the flavor the beans take on when we make them in a Cast Iron Skillet.
- These baked beans are sweetened with molasses and brown sugar. It’s the perfect flavor combination for a classic baked bean recipe.
Join us for coffee on the porch!
Join us on the porch for our Substack newsletter and get our newest recipes straight to your inbox. This is a biweekly email for women, wives, and mothers who desire to cultivate homemaking skills, nurture healthy families through homegrown and homemade food, and grow in grace & godliness in the places God has us.
Ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- 2 Cups of Dried Beans, I used Navy Beans and Butter Beans
- Green Pepper
- Onion
- Salt
- Pepper
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Dry Mustard
- Molassis
- Bacon
- Tomato Paste
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Brown Sugar or Coconut Sugar
- Baking Soda
- Water
Additional Items Needed For This Recipe-
- 4-6 Quart Cast Iron Skillet
- Medium Sized Mixing Bowl
- 6 Quart Instant Pot
- Wisk
- Colander
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Large Stock Pot
Step-by-Step Instructions To Make Easy Baked Beans From Dried Beans
Soak the beans-
Soak beans overnight by placing dry Navy Beans and Butter Beans in a large stock pot. Add 4 Cups of water plus 1 Tablespoon of Baking Soda and stir. Place lid on top and set aside until morning.
Cook the dry soaked beans-
Drain the soaked beans in a colander and then place the beans in an instant pot and cover with 4 Cups of water. Cook the beans in a 6 Quart Instant Pot: Inspect ring on inner lid of instant pot to make sure it is in place and then place lid on Instant Pot and close valve to “seal.” Cook on High Pressure for 6 Minutes. Allow pressure to naturally release which will take about 15-30 minutes. While waiting for pressure to release, it’s time to prepare the sauce.
Prepare the Sauce–
Using a 4-6 Quart Sauté Pan or Cast Iron Skillet, turn burner to medium heat and begin to cook the diced bacon. Cook until almost fully crisp and then add the diced Onion and diced Green Pepper into the same pan with the bacon and bacon grease. Sauté until tender. In a medium mixing bowl, add Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Dry Mustard and Water. Whisk together to blend then whisk in the tomato paste, molasses, apple cider vinegar and brown sugar or coconut sugar. Allow sauce to sit for 5 minutes to dissolve the sugar.
Combine all of the Ingredients-
Pour the sauce mixture into the pan along with the bacon, onion and green pepper. Bring sauce to a low boil then turn down to medium low and allow sauce to simmer for 5 minutes. Make sure the Instant pot has fully released all the pressure before opening the lid. Then drain beans into a colander to remove excess water from the beans. Gently mix cooked beans into the sauce mixture and stir to combine. Allow mixture to simmer on low heat for 10-15 minutes for flavors to incorporate before serving.
