Best 8 Northern Beans Recipes

ULTIMATE GREAT NORTHERN BEANS

Steps:

• Soak the beans in cold water overnight. Make sure that there is twice as much water as beans because they will swell up.
• In a large cooking pot, pour in the cooking oil and toss in the smoked jowl pieces. Stir and allow them to sizzle over medium heat for 5 or 6 minutes. After they brown a bit, deglaze the pot with about 4 ounces of the chicken broth.
• Add the onion and allow to simmer until the onion is tender, stirring often.
• Rinse the beans in fresh water a final time and, after draining, add them, plus all the remaining ingredients into the pot. This should include the 48 ounces of water listed in the ingredients.
• Boil, covered, over low heat until beans are tender, stirring occasionally (about 2-3 hours).
• Serve with cornbread, fried potatoes, eggs and biscuits.
• If you wish, you can use chunks of ham or bacon instead of pork jowl.

SAVORY AND SPICY NORTHERN BEANS (QUICK AND EASY!)

Steps:

• In a large pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, onion, and red pepper flakes and saute for 2-3 minutes on medium until slightly soft.
• Add the beans, parsley, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Increase heat to medium high and cook for about 4-5 minutes. While they are cooking, mash about half of the beans with a fork until they reach the consistency that you prefer.
• If you would like, you can garnish with some additional olive oil and ground pepper.

CHICKEN AND NORTHERN BEANS WHITE CHILI

Steps:

• Melt butter in 4-quart Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic in butter, stirring occasionally until onion is tender.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except tomato and tortilla chips. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Serve with tomato and tortilla chips.

BAKED MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH KALE AND GREAT NORTHERN BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it.
• Cook the milk with the bay leaves in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. When small bubbles appear along the sides, about 5 minutes later, turn off the heat and let stand.
• In the salted water, cook the pasta al dente. Drain it, rinse it quickly to stop the cooking, and put it in a large bowl.
• Trim the stems from the kale. Bring a large pot of water to boil and add kale. Boil kale for one minute, remove, and set aside to cool. Squeeze excess water from kale and chop into edible pieces.
• In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter; when it is foamy, add the flour and cook, stirring, until the mixture browns, about 5 minutes. Remove the bay leaves from the milk and add about 1/4 cup of the milk to the hot flour mixture, stirring with a wire whisk all the while. As soon as the mixture becomes smooth, add a little more milk and continue to do so until all the milk is used up and the mixture is thick and smooth. Add the cheddar and stir.
• Pour the sauce over the noodles, toss in the Parmesan and kale, mix in the white beans, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Use the remaining 1 tablespoon butter to grease a 9 x 13-inch or similar-size baking pan and turn the pasta mixture into it. Top liberally with bread crumbs and bake until bubbling and the crumbs turn brown, about 15 minutes. Serve piping hot.

BEST GREAT NORTHERN BEANS

Steps:

• Sweat onions and garlic in butter and olive until softened on low heat. Add beans and chicken stock until heated through. Add wine and bring mixture to a boil reducing heat to low after most of the wine vapor has dissipated. Add sour cream and parsley then stir to incorporate. Season with salt and pepper. Serve

~ SAVORY SLOW-COOKED NORTHERN BEANS ~

Steps:

• 1. Place oil in bottom of slow cooker, add onion, garlic and carrots. Next add ham bone, beans, seasonings, broth and water. Stir in bouillon.
• 2. Cook on high for 6 hours adding more broth or water as beans absorb. Cook until beans are desired tenderness.

NORTHERN BEANS

Steps:

• pre-heat oven 300 degree.
• fry bacon in small fry pan until starting to turn crisp.
• add onion and cook until soft.
• In large dutch oven or again a roaster/crock pot add all ingredients and stir until well mixed.
• cook covered for 3 hours.

GREAT NORTHERN BEANS, BEEF VEGIE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Sort, rinse, soak your beans first.
• 2. Place water on a boil, add beans tomatoes and fresh vegetables. Do not drain the tomatoes. Just pour the whole can in.. It adds flavor.
• 3. After soup has boiled for approx 2hr.. Add the meat. Continue to cook on medium boil for 1 more hour. Stir occasionally to prevent any sticking or burning.
• 4. Now, you can Add your beef bouillon cubes, Worcestershire sauce and the Grill Mates seasoning. You can add any other spices you choose. Some, Tabasco sauce will spice this up nicely. Let the soup simmer on medium boil for another hour.
• 5. When your beans are at your preferred tenderness, serve it up!
• 6. You can also add shredded cheese as a topping garnish.. I prefer, shredded Colby Jack. Garlic bread is also great with this!