Grandma Gwen's Beans - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Grandma Gwen's Beans
Servings: 10
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Liz Matthews, Fullerton, California 2012 Side Dish Smackdown Winner: Best Baked BeansThis baked bean recipe features four types of canned beans baked in a mixture of brown sugar, mustard, vinegar and bacon.

Ingredients

  • 1 (1-lb.) package bacon slices
  • 4 medium-size yellow onions, sliced
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 (16-oz.) cans butter beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (15-oz.) can lima beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (16-oz.) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (28-oz.) can baked beans

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 °. Cook bacon, in batches, in a large skillet over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp. Remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving desired amount of drippings in skillet. (We reserved about 3 Tbsp.) Crumble bacon.
  2. Sauté onions in hot drippings over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until onions are tender. Add brown sugar and next 4 ingredients. Cover and cook 20 minutes. Combine butter beans, next 3 ingredients, bacon, and onion mixture in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
  3. Bake at 350 ° for 1 hour.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Apple Cider Vinegar.

Apple cider vinegar will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

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