The Best Baked Beans Ever
Ree Drummond’s all-time favorite baked beans recipe is topped with bacon and baked until hot and bubbly. Make it for your next BBQ, cookout, or tailgate.
Prep: 25min
Total: 2h25min
Yield: 18
Ingredients:
- 8 slices bacon, halved
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 medium green pepper, chopped
- 3 28-oz. cans pork and beans
- 3/4 c. barbecue sauce
- 1/2 c. brown sugar
- 1/4 c. distilled or cider vinegar
- 2 tsp. dry mustard or 2 tbsp. Dijon
Instruction:
- Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325°.
- Fry bacon in large, deep sauté pan until bacon has partially cooked and released about 1/4 cup drippings. Remove bacon from pan and drain on paper towels.
- Add onion and pepper to drippings in pan and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add beans and remaining ingredients to pan; bring to a simmer. (If pan is not large enough, add beans and heat to a simmer then transfer to a large bowl and stir in remaining ingredients).
- Pour flavored beans into a greased 13-by-9-inch (or similar size) ovenproof pan. Top with bacon, then bake until beans are bubbly and sauce is the consistency of pancake syrup, about 2 hours. Let stand to thicken slightly and serve.
The Ultimate Baked Beans Recipe
FAQ
How do you make baked beans taste better?
How To Improve Canned Baked Beans
- Bacon.
- Onion.
- Maple syrup.
- Spicy mustard.
- Beef sausage.
- Molasses.
- Ketchup.
- Cider vinegar.
What are the best baked beans?
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- B&M Original Baked Beans.
- Trader Joe’s Baked Beans.
- Campbell’s Pork & Beans.
- 365 Everyday Value Organic Baked Beans.
- Amy’s Organic Vegetarian Beans.
- Bush’s Best Vegetarian Baked Beans.
- Bush’s Best Original Baked Beans.
How to make canned baked beans taste good?
How to make Kicked-Up Canned Baked Beans:
- Bacon.
- Onion.
- Molasses.
- Spicy brown mustard (can substitute yellow mustard)
- Worcestershire.
- Brown sugar.
- Ketchup.
- A teaspoon of apple cider vinegar for a touch of tanginess is optional and not shown.
How to make canned beans delicious?
Toss drained/rinsed/dried beans with a bit of olive oil (or avocado oil) and your favorite seasonings. You can add crushed whole seeds (coriander, cumin, fennel, mustard, etc.), woodsy herbs (thyme, oregano, rosemary, sage), red pepper flakes, crushed garlic cloves, and of course salt and pepper.
