What’s another easy and impressive side dish to serve guests this Memorial Day Weekend? Homemade Rosemary Baked Beans. It is a quick toss of ingredients and then bake in the oven and you have taken this ordinary side dish into an extraordinary treat! Using cannellini beans makes the dish lighter and fresh rosemary really steps up the taste. If you are making the ketchup from last week’s post this is another perfect use.  It’s definitely another taste sensation!

From by the bay wishing you cannellini food memories!

Maryann

2 28 ounce cans cannellini beans, drained in rinsed

6 tablespoons ketchup, homemade if possible

1/4 cup dark molasses

1 tablespoon dark brown sugar

1 teaspoon smoked paprika

1 teaspoon chopped rosemary

1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar

1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

1/4 teaspoon fine black pepper

6 slices bacon

Preheat oven to 350F. In a mixing bowl add all ingredients except the bacon and mix well. Pour the beans into 2 lodge mini 12 ounce servers. Cover with top with bacon strips and place on a baking sheet and place in the over for 25 minutes or until bacon is browned and fat rendered. Serve warm.