Recipes

Root Beer Baked Beans

Root Beer Baked Beans

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Ingredients

Makes 4 servings / Prep: 5 min., Cook: 12 min., Bake: 55 min.

  • 3 bacon slices
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 2 16-ounce cans pork and beans
  • ½ cup root beer not diet
  • ¼ cup hickory-smoked barbecue sauce
  • ½ teaspoon dry mustard
  • â…› teaspoon hot sauce

Instructions

  • Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp; remove and drain on paper towels, reserving drippings in skillet.
  • Crumble bacon.
  • Sauté diced onion in hot bacon drippings in skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until tender.
  • Stir together onion, crumbled bacon, beans, and remaining ingredients in a lightly greased 2-quart baking dish.
  • Bake beans, uncovered, at 400° for 55 minutes or until sauce thickens.
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Course; Bacon / Side Dish

Homestyle Baked Beans

Homestyle Baked Beans

This quick-and-easy dish makes the perfect side for a cookout.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Stir together first 5 ingredients; pour into a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish.
  • Top with bacon.
  • Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 45 minutes.
  • Broil 5 inches from heat 1 minute or until bacon is browned.

Notes & Wine Advice

For testing purposes only, we used Bush’s Original Baked Beans.
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Course; Bacon / Side Dish

Baked Beans from Best of Southern Living

Baked Beans from Best of Southern Living

Go for the full cup of brown sugar if you like sweet baked beans.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Brown meat and onion in a large skillet for about 8 minutes, stirring until meat crumbles and onion is tender; drain.
  • Combine meat mixture, pork and beans, and remaining ingredients in a 4-quart electric slow cooker, stirring well.
  • Cover and cook on HIGH setting 3½ hours.
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Course; Side Dish

Tangy Green Beans With Pimiento

Tangy Green Beans With Pimiento

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Ingredients

Makes 6 servings / Prep: 10 min., Cook: 20 min.

Instructions

  • Cook green beans in boiling water to cover 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Drain and plunge beans into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain and set aside.
  • Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings in skillet.
  • Crumble bacon.
  • Sauté onion and garlic in hot bacon drippings over medium-high heat until tender.
  • Stir in pimiento and next 5 ingredients.
  • Stir in green beans; reduce heat, cover, and simmer 5 minutes.
  • Sprinkle with bacon.
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Course; Side Dish
Diets; Vegetarian

Green Beans With Shallots and Parmesan

Green Beans With Shallots and Parmesan

Fresh ingredients topped with Parmesan cheese make a delicious side dish your guests will love.
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Equipment

  • Saucepan

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat; add sliced shallots, and sauté 12 minutes or until golden.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Cook green beans in boiling water to cover 10 to 12 minutes or until tender, and drain.
  • Stir in shallots, salt, and pepper.
  • Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
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Course; Cheese / Side Dish

Home-Cooked Pole Beans

Home-Cooked Pole Beans

Here’s a classic, easy bean recipe flavored with bacon drippings and enhanced with a little sugar.
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Ingredients

  • Makes 6 to 8 servings / Prep: 12 Min. Cook: 22 min.
  • 2 pounds fresh pole beans
  • 3 bacon slices
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • Wash beans; trim stem ends.
  • Snap beans in half, and set aside.
  • Cook bacon in a large saucepan until crisp; remove bacon, reserving drippings in pan.
  • Crumble bacon, and set aside.
  • Add water and remaining 3 ingredients to saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat.
  • Add beans; cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook 15 minutes or to desired doneness.
  • Sprinkle with crumbled bacon.
  • Serve with a slotted spoon.
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Course; Side Dish

Asian-Glazed Asparagus

Asian-glazed asparagus on rustic wooden table

Asian-Glazed Asparagus

Toast sesame seeds by spreading them out in a thin layer in a shallow pan. Bake at 350° for 4 to 6 minutes, stirring twice.
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan.
  • Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
  • Remove from heat; set aside
  • Snap off tough ends of asparagus.
  • Cook asparagus in hot olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 6 minutes or until crisp-tender.
  • Add chicken broth mixture to asparagus; cook, stirring constantly 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.
  • Stir in pepper.
  • Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  • Serve immediately.
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Course; Chicken / Side Dish
Cuisine; Asia

Asparagus With Garlic Cream

Asparagus With Garlic Cream

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Ingredients

Makes 8 to 10 servings / Prep: 20 min., Cook: 3 min., Chill: 8 hrs.

Instructions

  • Stir together first 7 ingredients.
  • Cover and chill 8 hours.
  • Snap off tough ends of asparagus.
  • Cook in boiling water to cover 3 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
  • Plunge asparagus into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain.
  • Serve with garlic cream.
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Course; Side Dish
Diets; Vegetarian

Cucumber-Salmon Sandwiches With Dill

Cucumber-Salmon Sandwiches With Dill

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Ingredients

Makes 24 sandwiches / Prep: 25 min., Chill: 1 hr.

Garnishes:

Instructions

  • Process first 6 ingredients in a food processor until blended, stopping to scrape down sides.
  • Cover and chill 1 hour.
  • Spread cucumber mixture on cut side of each bagel half, and top each portion with smoked salmon.
  • Garnish, if desired.
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Course; Fish / Sandwiches

Open-Faced Tuna Melts

Open-Faced Tuna Melts

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Ingredients

Makes 2 servings / Prep: 5 min., Broil: 5 min.

Instructions

  • Combine first 8 ingredients in a medium bowl.
  • Divide mixture evenly among muffin halves; top with cheese.
  • Place on a baking sheet; broil 5 inches from heat 5 minutes or until golden brown.
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Course; Fish