Root Beer Baked Beans
A sweet and savory dish combining tender cannellini beans with smoky bacon, caramelized onions, and the unique flavor of root beer. Perfect as a hearty side dish for barbecues and potlucks.
8 servings
45 min
Ingredients
- •4 slices applewood-smoked bacon, cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces
- •3½ cups chopped onions
- •2 cloves garlic cloves, minced
- •4 cans cannellini beans
- •1½ cups root beer
- •3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- •3 tablespoons mild-flavored (light) molasses
- •2 tablespoons tomato paste
- •2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- •1½ teaspoons chili powder
- •1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- •1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Cook bacon in large ovenproof pot over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels. Add onions to drippings in pot; cook until beginning to brown, stirring often, about 8 minutes. Add garlic; stir 1 minute. Add beans, root beer, vinegar, molasses, tomato paste, mustard, chili powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper; mix. Stir in bacon; bring to boil. Transfer to oven; bake uncovered until liquid thickens, about 30 minutes.
45 min