Franks N Beans With Bacon And Cheddar Food

SLOW-BAKED BEANS AND FRANKS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Heat the oven to 300 F.
• Mix together onion, ketchup, molasses, brown sugar, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce. Add beans and stir to blend.
• Spoon the seasoned bean mixture into a 2-quart casserole and bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Arrange the franks on the beans and bake for 30 minutes longer.

GROWN UP "FRANKS AND BEANS"

Steps:

• Heat a 10-inch straight-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and continue to heat. Pierce each sausage link twice with the tip of a pairing knife. Add the sausages to the hot pan and brown evenly on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove the sausages to a plate to cool slightly. When cool enough to handle, slice each link on the bias into 1/2-inch pieces. Set aside.
• Reduce the heat to medium. To the hot skillet, add the bacon. Cook until it is brown and crisp. Add the garlic and onions and cook, stirring regularly, until the onions begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes begin to blister and break down, about 10 minutes. Add the paprika, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth, drained beans, thyme and rosemary and allow the mixture to return to a simmer. Nestle the sausages back in and add any juice that may have collected on the plate. Allow the mixture to cook until the sausages are cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a pot of rapidly boiling salted water, cook the pasta for 8 minutes. Drain and immediately pour the cooked pasta into the bean mixture to finish cooking, about another 3 minutes.

FRANKS 'N BEANS WITH BACON AND CHEDDAR

Steps:

• In large deep frying pan, fry bacon, drain on papertowels, set aside.
• Pour off all or most of bacon grease. Add 1 Tbl. butter and melt.
• Add celery, onion and hotdogs cut up into 1/2-3/4 inch slices.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring, til hotdogs are lightly browned and celery and onions are soft.
• Drain off grease and liquid. (Just push ingredients to one side of the pan, then tilt pan and spoon off.).
• Dump in both cans of beans and stir lightly/fold in til combined.
• Pour all into casserole dish.
• Top with shredded cheese.
• Toss into 350 oven and bake, uncovered, til bubbly and cheese is melted. About 20-30 minutes.
• Serve with cornbread and enjoy!
• *If you use the brand of beans suggested, they are just fine as is. If you choose to use another brand you may need to doctor them a bit. ;).
• **Also, we LOVE cheese, so if the amount is too much for you, just cut back on it. And if you prefer, you don't even have to add it at all. If not adding cheese, you can just finish this on the stove and heat through after adding the beans, or you can bake. (Give it a little stir halfway through baking time.) Either way is just fine.

CHEESY BEANS AND FRANKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, and saute, stirring frequently, until translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add flour, and stir to coat onion. Reduce heat to medium. While stirring with a whisk, add the milk in a steady stream; continue whisking constantly, especially in the corners of the pan, until combined. Continue to cook, whisking constantly, until sauce begins to thicken slightly, about 2 minutes. Add the cheese 1 cup at a time, stirring to combine after each addition.
• Remove from heat, and stir in the beans and sausage. Season with salt and pepper, and transfer to an 8-inch square or 6-cup-capacity ovenproof dish.
• Sprinkle croutons over the top of the casserole, and bake until edges are bubbling, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Let cool slightly before serving.

BEANS AND FRANKS BAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cornbread batter according to package directions; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the beans, hot dogs, bacon, ketchup, brown sugar and onion. Transfer to 2 greased 8-in. square baking dishes. Sprinkle with cheese; top with cornbread batter., Cover and freeze 1 casserole for up to 3 months. Bake the second casserole, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , To use frozen casserole: Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Uncover; bake 15-20 minutes longer or until heated through.

FANCY FRANKS & BEANS

Steps:

• Brown ground beef half way.
• Drain.
• Cut sausage into pieces and add to ground beef.
• Reduce heat to medium and cook until both meats are completely browned.
• Add the baked beans.
• Rinse and drain the black beans and add to the skillet.
• Stir in the garlic and Worcestershire sauce.
• Bring the mixture just to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer a few minutes to combine flavors.