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The Best Baked Beans

No summer cookout is complete without a delicious dish of baked beans, laced with bacon and smokey barbeque.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, barbeque
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 lb bacon divided
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 white onion diced
  • 48 oz original baked beans 3 16 oz cans
  • ½ cup barbeque sauce
  • ½ cup ketchup
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp yellow or spicy mustard
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1½ tbsp worcestershire sauce

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350
  • In a cast iron pan, brown ½ lb of bacon, set aside
  • Drain grease and add ground beef and remaining bacon (chopped) to the pan to cook.
  • When about halfway cooked through, add diced onions and peppers. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink and the vegetables are soft
  • Bring to a simmer for 5 minutes and transfer to a baking dish.
  • Crumble the bacon that was set aside and sprinkle on top. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
  • Uncover and bake another 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Keyword bacon, baked beans, barbeque, barbeque sauce, bbq, beans, easy sides, picnic side, side dish