Ingredients for - Vegetarian Baked Beans with Vegetables

1. Butter 2 tablespoons
2. Onion, diced 1 medium
3. Carrots, diced 2 small
4. Green bell pepper, diced 1
5. Garlic, chopped 2 cloves
6. Salt to taste 2 cloves
7. Diced tomatoes 1 (28 ounce) can
8. Barbeque sauce ½ cup
9. Mild molasses ½ cup
10. Imitation bacon bits ½ cup
11. Rum (Optional) ¼ cup
12. Dill 2 tablespoons
13. Prepared yellow mustard 2 tablespoons
14. White beans, drained and rinsed 2 (15.5 ounce) cans

How to cook deliciously - Vegetarian Baked Beans with Vegetables

1 . Stage

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots, bell pepper, and garlic. Sprinkle lightly with salt and saute until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, barbeque sauce, molasses, bacon bits, rum, dill, and mustard and stir to combine. Reduce heat and simmer sauce 20 to 30 minutes.

2 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

3 . Stage

Pour 1/4 cup beans into a bowl and mash. Pour remaining beans into a casserole dish. Mix mashed beans into the saucepan with the sauce and pour mixture over beans in the casserole dish. Cover with a lid or aluminum foil.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 2 1/2 hours. Uncover and bake 30 minutes more. Let cool for 20 minutes before serving.