Vegetarian Baked Beans With Vegetables - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, diced
2 small carrots, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
salt to taste
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup barbeque sauce
1/2 cup mild molasses
1/2 cup imitation bacon bits
1/4 cup rum (optional)
2 tablespoons dill
2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
2 (15.5 ounce) cans white beans, drained and rinsed

Preparation

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.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
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.
Bake in the preheated oven for 2 1/2 hours. Uncover and bake 30 minutes more. Let cool for 20 minutes before serving.