Side Dish

Beer Beans is for Side Dish.

Beer Beans takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Beer Beans takes 45 minutes to cook.

Beer Beans makes 9 servings.

The ingredients for Beer Beans are:

2 cups water
4 (16-ounce) cans low-sodium pinto beans, rinsed and drained
2 bay leaves
1 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and quartered
2 bacon slices (uncooked), chopped
2 cups chopped yellow onion (about 2 medium)
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons chili powder
3/4 cup no salt-added ketchup
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 (12-ounce) bottle amber ale (such as Redhook)
Cooking spray

Here is how you make Beer Beans:

Preheat oven to 300?.Combine first 5 ingredients in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Drain over a large bowl; reserve cooking liquid. Discard onion and bay leaves.Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in pan; set bacon aside. Add chopped onion to drippings in pan; cook 10 minutes or until golden brown and caramelized, stirring frequently. Add garlic and chili powder to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add ketchup and next 5 ingredients (through ale) and 1/2 cup reserved bean liquid to pan; bring to a boil. Add beans and bacon. Reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes or until slightly thick. Transfer to a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 300? for 45 minutes or until thick.2/3 cup servingNumber of Servings: 9Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KLYN2006.

The nutritional information for Beer Beans is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 9
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 135.0

• Total Fat: 1.0 g
• Cholesterol: 1.2 mg
• Sodium: 751.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 26.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
• Protein: 1.1 g