Best Italian Baked Beans Recipes

ITALIAN-STYLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cook the pancetta in a heavy large oven-safe pot over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Add the onions and garlic, and saute until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Mix in the beer, tomato sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, molasses, mustard, salt, and pepper. Stir in the beans. Bring to a simmer. Transfer to the oven and bake, uncovered, until the bean mixture bubbles and thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Brown the Italian sausage and onion in a skillet.
• Put all ingredients including the browned sausage and onion into the crock pot and heat until hot (about 1 hour, depending on your crock pot).
• If you are in a hurry, the beans, pepper, and bbq sauce can be added to the skillet and heated. If you are camping, this can be heated in a dutch oven.

ITALIAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the pepperoni, green pepper and onion in butter until vegetables are tender. Stir in tomato paste, mushrooms, seasonings and beans; mix well. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes.

ITALIAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a deep iron skillet or Dutch oven, sauté the sausage and vegetables in the olive oil until brown, breaking up the sausage as it cooks. Stir in the remaining ingredients and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and place in oven for about two hours.* Serve with crusty bread. *This recipe also does well in a slow-cooker on low. Your mouth will water as soon as you come home from work.

ITALIAN-STYLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Cover the beans in a pot with enough water to cover at least 3 inches. Let sit over night.
• Drain beans and cover again with water.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook the beans for about 40 minutes. Reserve 2 cups of the cooking liquid. Drain the beans.
• While the beans are cooking, heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook the pancetta until crispy.
• Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft. Add in the sage and sun dried tomatoes and cook a further minute. Remove from heat.
• Combine the partially cooked beans and the onion mixture together in an ovenproof dish with a lid. Add the reserved bean liquid.
• Cover and place in a preheated 350 F. oven for about another 45 minutes to an hour or until the beans are tender and the liquid has been absorbed. Half way through this cooking time add the sausage. Note: If the beans are not cooked and the liquid has absorbed, add 1/2 cup water and cook a further 10-15 minutes or until tender.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.