Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Baked Beans (dutch oven)

4.5 cups dried beans ( i used a mixture of navy, kidney and small red beans )

soak over night, sort and rinse.
put in water and bring to boil, cook low boil for an hour or until beans get tender.


1/2 pound bacon
1 large onion, chopped
1 1/2 cups ketchup
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
3 cups water
3 teaspoons dry mustard
3 tablespoons molasses
11/2 teaspoon salt
garlic powder to taste

fry bacon and then mix everything together and let cook in dutch oven for about 3 hours.

Easy Dutch Oven Potatoes

1lb bacon
2 onions
3 or 4 lbs potatoes
1 can cream of mushroom
pepper
garlic powder
cheese

Fry bacon, then add onions and cook until translucent. Slice potatoes, add cream of mushroom and seasonings. Cook in dutch oven for about an hour or until potatoes are tender. Stir regularly so that it doesn't burn on the bottom. sprinkle cheese in towards the end so that it melts in.