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Bean Rarebit Recipe

Recipe by: Jennifer T

"This is a lovely cheese sauce on toast. It was my mom's recipe. She used to make this when she had to feed a family of 9 with very few resources. However, I remember this as some of the best comfort food. Serve over buttered toast. For an extra special dish, we like to top it with a fried egg."

Directions
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Nutrition

Directions

Prep10 m
Cook15 m
Ready In25 m

1Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion until soft, about 5 minutes.
2Stir flour and salt into onion until flour forms a paste, 1 to 2 minutes.
3Gradually whisk milk and Dijon mustard into onion mixture and bring to a simmer, whisking constantly until the sauce thickens, 5 to 7 minutes.
4Stir Cheddar cheese and white beans into sauce until cheese melts into sauce, 5 to 7 minutes.

Footnotes

Cook's note:
You can use Dijon or yellow mustard. Pinto beans can be substituted for the white beans.
Tip
Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.

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