Recipe in the OP, but I’m adding a comment to break down the cost per serving as thoroughly as I reasonably can.
INGREDIENTS
– 1 lb dried navy or Great northern beans
– 1/3 C molasses
– 1/3 C brown sugar
– 1/4 lb of bacon
– 1 large onion cheapest option available (sweet used here
– 1/2 tsp salt
– 1 tsp black pepper
– 1/2 tsp yellow mustard
– 1/4 tsp ground cloves
– 4 oz of tomato paste
– 1 TBS if cider vinegar
– 1 TBS if white sugar (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
– Rinse and sort your beans, removing any bad looking beans and other debris like stones
– Place beans in large bowl of water making sure at least 2 inches of water cover beans. Add a tsp of salt (optional) to help absorption process
– Place bowl on counter top, cover with cling wrap and let soak 8 to 12 hours
– Rinse off beans, discard soaking water and dump into and oven safe sturdy pot (I use a 5 or 7 qt Dutch oven)
– Preheat oven to 250 degrees F and make sure racks are set up to handle a large pot
– Dice the onion and add to the pot
– Dice bacon and add to the pot.
– Add the rest of the sauce ingredients to the pot and thoroughly mix to coat everything evenly.
– Add enough water to the pot to thoroughly cover the ingredients and maybe 1” more
– Place covered pot in oven and bake on 250 degrees for 8 hours
– After 8 hours check your beans to ensure they are thoroughly cooked. If cooked through, you can optionally take life off and bake a bit longer to thicken more and get some richer color
– heat whatever hotdogs you want using whatever method you want cut up however you want. Mix into your bowl of beans and eat.
by Wasting_Time1234
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Estimated cost breakdown using a grocery store app.
– Jar of Grandma Molasses: $4.69 for a 12 oz jar. For 1/3 C (5.333 oz) it comes out to $2.08 used in recipe.
– Bag of brown sugar (store brand): $2.49 for 32 oz bag. For 1/3 C (5.333 oz) that comes out to $0.41 used in recipe.
– Bacon flat pack (1 lb): $5.49 for store brand. For 1/4 lb that’s $1.37 used in recipe.
– One large sweet onion: $1.49/lb and a large one is about 12 oz (3/4 lb) so for recipe it’s $1.12.
– Tomato Paste: $0.99 for a 6 oz can (terrible!). Recipe called for 4 oz so either $0.99 for recipe and you discard or just add the whole can or it’s $0.65 if you’re saving a portion of the can for future use.
– A 1 lb bag of dried navy beans (store brand) is $1.59. Recipe used entire bag.
– I’m not calculating costs for rest since those are typically staple ingredients.
– Recipe cost is $2.08 + $0.41 + $1.37 + $1.12 + $0.99 + $1.59 =$7.56. Divided into 6 servings a serving of beans for one is $7.56/6 =$1.26.
– Sugardale hot dogs are $2.39 per pack (1 lb) and using 2 hot dogs it’s $2.39*0.25=$0.60. Classing it up with Nathan’s brand is $5.49*0.25=$1.37.
Cheaper hotdog option I can make a lunch or dinner serving for $1.26+$0.60=$1.86 per meal.
Pricier hotdog option is $1.26+$1.37=$2.63 per meal.
That’s my breakdown for this meal.
I’ll admit up front I was dismayed to see a can of Campbells pork and beans were $0.99 for an 11 oz can. However, when I started searching costs for Bushes baked beans I started feeling a lot better again. The 1 lb of dried beans comes out to about the same as buying 4 cans of beans each being 15 to 16 oz.
I can buy a 117 oz (about 8 15 oz cans) for $8.97 (Walmart). I calculated the recipe I used to be $1.26 to make 4 cans of beans. Doubling my recipe gets me $2.52 for a 117 oz can of Bushes baked beans.
I think I made a different meal than the can of Campbells – at least I’m my opinion.
It was worth it in my book.
ETA: sorry I messed up. My costs were $7.56 to make roughly 4 cans of beans. So in reality, I’m more expensive than the giant can of Bushes baked beans. I’m closer if you buy 2 of the 28 oz cans. I beat Bushes only if you’re sticking to 16 oz cans…
Looks so good!! Thx for sharing this. I rlly like the name of this dish, very cute:)
Looks good, and bonus points for making the beans from scratch.
You don’t need to soak the beans though. That’s a myth.