Old Fashioned Baked Beans 

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Lowfat, low calorie baked beans.

Ingredients:

2 cup dried cannellini or haricot beans (440g)

1/4 cup treacle (90g)

1/2 tsp dry mustard

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp 'Lite' or table salt

1 can tomatoes (425g)

1 medium onion, finely chopped (100g)

Directions:

Rinse beans in cold water then place in a large saucepan of boiling water. Return to the boil and cook for 2 minutes.

Remove from heat, cover and leave to swell and soften for 1 hour. Drain.

Place tomatoes, treacle, onion, dry mustard, Worcestershire Saauce and salt in a large casserole. Stir in prepared beans. Cover and place in a slow oven for 4 - 6 hours. Very slow baking allows the full flavour to develop.

Variations:

An alternative method of cooking would be to place them on a combustion type stove overnight or a slow cooking 'Crockpot'. Make sure that there is sufficient liquid to just cover the beans.

Author:

Family Health Publications

Member Comments: (1)

By: shungiku - 2009-02-02
Some Worcestershire sauces contain anchovy extract and may not be considered vegetarian. Some are truly vego, so be sure to check the label.