Today I would like to share the “Italian Baked Beans” recipe I mentioned in my “Nautical July 4th Table Vignette” post. It’s a very easy and tasty recipe that you and your family will love. The Italian twist to the recipe is the use of pancetta and cannellini beans. Dark beer is also an ingredient, but does not need to be an Italian beer. I don’t think any Italian beers are dark. Only my Italian husband is…lol.
Here are the ingredients you will need for this yummy recipe.
I started cooking the pancetta in a heavy large oven-safe pot until crisp and then added the onions and garlic until they were translucent.
The rest of the ingredients were added to the mixture and it’s now ready to be baked in the oven. It looks done, but the baking time allows the ingredients to set and thicken.
It’s now finished and oh so delizioso in my red bean pot. Ironically, the pot was made in Italy! Mangiamo!
Italian Baked Beans:
6 ounces of sliced pancetta, chopped
1 large or 2 small onions, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup dark beer
1 cup tomato sauce
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons of original molasses
6 teaspoons dijon mustard
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained
Preheat 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, dark brown sugar, vinegar, molasses, mustard, salt and pepper. Stir in the beans. Bring to a simmer and transfer to the oven and bake, uncovered, until the bean mixture bubbles and thickens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes.
Godere!
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We have been on quite a bean kick lately, and I love the flavors you have brought to your dish. I will have to try your recipe! Stopping by from Friday Favorites Link Party
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy the beans as much as we do!
Happy 4th of July!
LuAnn 😉
Love baked beans and these sound so good! Thanks for sharing with the Thursday Blog Hop!
Yummo! That looks so delicious. I will be giving your recipe a try for sure-thanks for sharing it!
Best wishes for a beautiful week.
Natasha in Oz
You are very welcome for the share Natasha! Thanks for your lovely comments!
LuAnn 😉
These look super yummy! We love baked beans. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Hi Cute Lady, thanks for sharing at Friday Favorites! These beans look so tasty!! I really hope to see you at our next party!The doors open at 7PM every Thursday at mustlovehome.com Hugs – Christine @ Must Love Home
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Thanks Christine for the lovely shares on Pinterest and Twitter. I look forward to seeing my post on your Friday Favorites Party! I’m very grateful for the feature!
Happy Thursday!
LuAnn 😉
Looks delicious, it has all the good ingredients going into it thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning.
I love that this recipe uses Cannellini beans, they are one of my favourites! I really like traditional recipes like this – food with a history is always special. Sharing your post 🙂 Thank you for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Hop, LuAnn!