Hawaiian Style Beans with Bacon and Pineapple
This recipe for Hawaiian-style Beans with Bacon and Pineapple is a delightful blend of sweet and spicy flavors, all wrapped up in a dish that's super easy to make. Perfect for a potluck, backyard barbecue, or casual entertaining.
Ingredients
- 6 slices applewood bacon diced
- 1 cup green pepper diced fine
- 1 cup sweet onion diced
- 1 6-ounce can crushed pineapple, drained (or an equal amount fresh pineapple finely diced)
- ¾ cup ketchup
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 14.5 ounce cans pork and beans in tomato sauce, slightly drained or 1 large 28 ounce can
Instructions
Brown the Bacon
- Finely dice the bacon and place it into a large skillet or multi-purpose cooker. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is browned and has rendered most of its fat. Low and slow is the way to go, you want cooked, soft bacon, with the rendered fat.
Saute the Vegetables
- While the bacon cooks, finely dice the green pepper and onion. You should have about 1 ½ tablespoons of bacon fat in the pan, if needed add a little neutral oil (or a spoonful of saved bacon fat if you have some). Add the green pepper and onion to the pan and cook, over medium heat, until soft, about 5 - 7 minutes.
Add the Beans and Pineapple
- Add the beans and partially drained pineapple. Stir to distribute well.
Build the Sauce
- Add the ketchup, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir until evenlly mixed.
Choose your Cooking Method
- Multi-Purpose Cooker or crockpot: Set to slow-cook low for 3 hours or high for 1 hour.Oven: Heat the oven to 300ºF (149ºC) and cook, covered, for 1 hour.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 servingCalories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 33gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 656mg
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