The BEST Baked Beans with Bacon EVER
These baked beans will have everyone 'oohing' and 'aweing' over how over-the-top delicious they are. You'll never look for another baked beans recipe again once you try these. They are an expected staple in our family circle at get-togethers or a simple backyard cookout!
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 456kcal
Ingredients
- 1-½ pounds of thick-cut bacon
- 1 medium yellow onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbsp. molasses
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ tsp chipotle chili powder
- 2 tsp. dried ground mustard or you can also use Dijon mustard or Spicy Brown Mustard
- 1 Tbsp. smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp. freshly cracked black pepper
- 3 - 14 oz. cans of Bush's Baked Beans use your choice of flavors
- Garnish: 4 slices of crispy cooked slices of bacon
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven or pot, on medium heat, fry the bacon until crispy. It should be dark red and dark brown in color. Remove the bacon from the grease drippings and place it on a plate with paper towls to tap dry excess grease. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the grease drippings and discard the rest. Reserve 3 or 4 slices of bacon to garnish the baked beans at the end before serving.
- When cool, chop up the bacon in nice-sized chunks, about a 1/2 inch to 1 inch long.
- In the reserved grease drippings and using the same pot, reduce the heat to medium-low add the onion, and cook for 10 minutes to allow the onions to caramelize and soften.
- Add in the garlic and saute' for about 1 minute.
- Add the apple cider vinegar, BBQ sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and molasses and mix well.
- Add the light brown sugar, chipotle chili powder, ground mustard, smoked paprika, and freshly-cracked black pepper and mix well.
- Add the crumbled bacon and beans of your choice along with the liquid in the cans.
- Bring everything to a gentle boil and reduce to simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking to the bottom of the pot. OR place the mixture in a 350 F degree oven and bake for 30 minutes until bubbly and syrupy.
- Garnish the beans with the 3 - 4 slices of bacon that were set aside earlier.
- Serve warm.
- ENJOY!
Notes
These baked beans can be prepared ahead of time: After all of the steps are done, allow the beans to cool down to room temperature. Then cool and place in the fridge. When you are ready bake for about 30 - 45 minutes.
This also freezes well!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 456kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 1482mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 20g