Tuesday, July 7, 2015

#1,540: 4th of July baked beans


I love baked beans occasionally, especially when it is served with BBQ type foods.  But canned baked beans need some flavor enhancing.  This recipe was perfect to start with canned beans (for some this is tragic I know, but it makes it so much easier and faster to make!!) but tastes so much better with the addition of the spices, seasoning, and meat! I will definitely make this recipe again...it was so simple and I made the meat mixture ahead of time and added the spices/seasonings.  Then when I was ready to make it, I threw it together with the canned beans into a crockpot and let it heat up on high for about 3 hours.  Super simple, quick to prepare side dish!

1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 pound bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 large onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
2 tablespoons molasses
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
2 cans (13.7 ounces each) beans with tomato sauce

In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. 

Stir in sugars, ketchup, barbecue sauce, mustard, molasses and chili powder. Add beans and bacon.

(I skipped this step and put it all in a crockpot and let it cook on high for 3 hours).  Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees, covered, 45 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 10-15 minutes longer or until heated through. 

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