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Best Baked Beans

6/17/14

Delicious baked beans, packed with smoked bacon, ground beef, sweet peppers, and tender beans.

Hey guys! I recently hosted a barbecue and I made some of the best baked beans ever. I’m not just saying this because I made them either! I swear to you that people were raving about these beans ( and my ribs, macaroni salad, and etc). My mother even pulled me aside and asked me what I had put into the beans! When I had told them what I did,  no one believed me. They thought that I was lying. Even my husband said that there was no way in heck that such a delicious pot of baked beans, had such basic ingredients. Remind you, he watched me make it. He swore up and down that I had to put something else in the pot while he wasn’t looking. It was just that good!

The most basic ingredients make the BEST baked beans my family has ever had. Try this recipe for your next BBQ!

Here’s a few tips and adjustment that you can make

  • When using the canned baked beans, I suggest using your favorite can of baked beans. I got super lucky and found a generic brand that I loved, so I didn’t have to pay for an expensive brand.
  • If you are not of fan of peppers, of course you can leave them out
  • I would have used garlic if I had some on hand, however I was out of garlic. If you want to add garlic I suggest adding just 1 1/2 tsp.
  • Replace the pork bacon with turkey bacon if you don’t like pork
  • Replace the ground beef with ground chicken or ground turkey if you don’t like or eat beef
  • You can use white onions instead of yellow if you choose
  • After cooking the meat, be sure to drain the fat from the pan!

This pot of beans will feed about 10 people. Most people that taste these beans will want more than 1 serving, so If you have a large crowd I highly suggest you make enough for everyone to have seconds!

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Best Baked Beans

These delicious baked beans are made with such simple ingredients, they're easy to make and will be a huge hit at your next BBQ!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine BBQ
Keyword BBQ Baked Beans
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb bacon chopped
  • 1/2 ground beef
  • 1 cup chopped sweet peppers
  • 1 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 2 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 3 tbsp ketchup
  • 2 tbsp molasses
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 28 oz canned baked beans
  • 28 oz can navy beans drained

Instructions

  • Start to brown the bacon and ground beef over medium high heat.
  • Drain all of the fat from the pot or pan.
  • Add in the sweet peppers and onions.
  • Stir the ingredients until everything is well combined.
  • Add in the dijon mustard, molasses, and ketchup, and stir.
  • Add the brown sugar, and stir.
  • Now add in the baked beans, along with the broth from the can.
  • Next, add the navy bean, but be sure to drain the liquid from the can, it is not needed.
  • Stir the ingredients, and reduce the heat down to medium.
  • Cover the beans, and cook for 35 to 45 minutes.
  • Serve.

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Comments

  1. Peaches Cotton says

    June 17, 2014 at 3:25 pm

    Love, Love Your recipes. Can’t stop coming back to view more.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      June 17, 2014 at 3:45 pm

      Thank you hunny!! I appreciate you coming by!! XOXO

      Reply
      • Amber says

        November 12, 2018 at 11:04 pm

        just wanted to say you have a beautiful set up nice and clean easy to read ty i have enjoyed reading and using your recipes my other half loves you for them lol ty.

        Reply
    • Billyroy says

      October 12, 2018 at 7:17 pm

      5 stars
      Tried these tonight, they were off the hook, Only change I made was BBQ sauce vs ketchup, added some cider vinegar, and tobacco sauce….had 4 people over for Hamburgers, beans and beer and we all went back for seconds and thirds….thank you. Have you ever tried making these in the crock pot after cooking the bacon and beef? Set on low for four hours, I bet they would be awesome

      Thank you very much

      Reply
  2. Bree says

    June 18, 2014 at 10:42 am

    Bless you for making this website along with the videos. In on here more than I’m on Facebook lol. Love you Ms. Rosie!

    Reply
  3. Carolyn says

    June 25, 2014 at 2:57 pm

    Just made the baked beans and macaroni salad to go with my wings. Can you say DEELISH!!! Thanks and keep em coming!!!!

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      June 28, 2014 at 9:28 pm

      I’m glad that you liked the beans Carolyn! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Shirl says

    January 19, 2015 at 11:48 am

    Rosie … You r the truth… I love all your receipts… Just made the baked beans and they r almost gone. Thanks

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      January 23, 2015 at 11:36 am

      Thank you!! Glad you liked the recipe!

      Reply
  5. Monique says

    March 10, 2015 at 9:13 pm

    My children hate beans but love these I add black eye peas and they went crazy. They asked for more but I only made a small pot guess I have to make more on Sunday. THANK YOU SO Much

    Reply
  6. jessica says

    April 16, 2016 at 12:09 pm

    What happened to the written recipe?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      April 16, 2016 at 3:29 pm

      Hi Jessica. It is now there. Sorry about that.

      Reply
  7. Neec says

    May 7, 2016 at 4:20 pm

    5 stars
    I will be making this for my moms dinner tomorrow so i will def let you know the comments..Looks good though..I don’t have to use the navy beans if i have another kind already do i?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      May 7, 2016 at 9:34 pm

      Navy beans work best.

      Reply
  8. Coretta says

    December 8, 2016 at 11:19 pm

    Love love love your recipes. You’re greatly appreciated.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      December 8, 2016 at 11:30 pm

      Thank you Coretta!

      Reply
  9. Laura Harris says

    July 2, 2017 at 4:07 pm

    Hi Rosie, plan on making this July 4th with my ribs. Can I make this without the meat or will it mess up the recipe? Thanks Rosie 🙂

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      July 2, 2017 at 6:11 pm

      You can omit the meat 🙂

      Reply
  10. Laura Harris says

    July 2, 2017 at 7:04 pm

    Thank you so much Rosie 🙂 I want to also let you that you are truly an inspiration to me. Keep up the good work 🙂 I enjoy all your recipes. Can you please let me know when you will be publishing a book so I may purchase? 🙂

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      July 3, 2017 at 11:49 am

      Awee. Thanks so much! I’m working on a book. I will keep everyone posted. 😉

      Reply
  11. Laura Harris says

    July 3, 2017 at 4:38 pm

    ok thanks 🙂

    Reply
  12. Shawn says

    July 5, 2017 at 3:59 pm

    5 stars
    I made this on the 4th of July and it was a hit. No leftovers! Yeah!!

    Reply
  13. Michelle says

    August 29, 2017 at 8:46 am

    5 stars
    Delicious! I didn’t use ground beef, but did everything else by the recipe. This is truly the best baked beans recipe I’ve ever tried. Perfect mix of sweet and savory. My family loved it too!

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      August 29, 2017 at 10:14 am

      Glad that you liked the recipe!

      Reply
  14. Lisa says

    February 4, 2018 at 1:53 pm

    5 stars
    Made this recipe twice the first time I didn’t even get a spoonful.I just heared about how good it was. This time I’m home alone with just the kids. The best!!!!You’re always a good resource when I want to try something different and new with a banging flavor.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      February 4, 2018 at 5:03 pm

      Thanks for trying Lisa!

      Reply
  15. Joy says

    April 25, 2018 at 10:01 am

    Would it mess it up to leave out the onion? I prefer onion in it but some of my family doesn’t.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      April 28, 2018 at 1:32 pm

      No. If your family doesn’t like onion, leave it out 🙂

      Reply
  16. Katy says

    July 22, 2018 at 9:01 am

    5 stars
    These are amazing! Everyone I’ve made them for thinks so. The first time I made them pretty much exactly according to the recipe. Now I like changing them up a little based on what I have on hand. Probably the best baked beans I’ve ever had!

    Reply
  17. Tamika says

    May 27, 2022 at 2:50 pm

    Hello.can this recipe be doubled

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      May 29, 2022 at 5:34 pm

      Hi Tamika! Yes, this recipe can be doubled 🙂

      Reply

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