Fall Recipe: Bourbon Beans

Recipe and photo courtesy of Cuisine at Home

Makes 4 cups

Total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 strips thick-sliced bacon, diced
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 2 cans red beans, drained, rinsed (15 oz. each)
• 1 cup tomatoes, chopped
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco
• Red and/or green bell pepper, minced

Instructions

1. Saute bacon in a large saute pan over medium heat until crisp. Add onion and cook until softened, 3–4 minutes.
2. Off heat, deglaze with bourbon. Return pan to burner and simmer until bourbon is nearly evaporated.
3. Stir in remaining ingredients (except bell pepper), bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 5 minutes.
4. Garnish beans with bell pepper before serving.

Per 1/2 cup: 211 calories; 28% calories from fat; 7g total fat; 26g carb.; 390mg sodium; 6g fiber; 7g protein