BAKED BUTTER BEANS WITH MUSTARD
By
Ellen Bales
@Starwriter
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Recipe & Photo: BHG.com
Ingredients
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4 slicebacon
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1 mediumonion, chopped (1/2 cup)
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2 can(s)(16 oz.ea.) butter beans or great northeern beans, rinsed and drained
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1/2 csour cream
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1/4 cchicken or vegetable broth
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2 tspall purpose flour
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2 tspsnipped fresh rosemary
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2 tspdijon-style mustard
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1 pinchground black pepper
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1 Tbspchopped italian (flat-leaf) parsley
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1 tspfinely shredded lemon peel
How to Make BAKED BUTTER BEANS WITH MUSTARD
- In a skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove; drain on paper towels. Crumble; set aside. Drain skillet of all but 1 Tbsp. drippings. Cook onion in drippings over medium heat until tender. Transfer to large bowl. Add beans and all but 1 Tbsp. of the bacon; set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk together sour cream, broth, flour, rosemary, mustard, and pepper. Stir into bean mixture. Transfer to 2-qt. casserole. Bake, covered, in a preheated 325-degree oven for 45 minutes, stirring once halfway through.
- In a bowl, combine remaining bacon, parsley, and lemon peel. Sprinkle on beans just before serving.