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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.
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FAQ
What can I add to baked beans to make them taste better?
How To Improve Canned Baked Beans
- Bacon.
- Onion.
- Maple syrup.
- Spicy mustard.
- Beef sausage.
- Molasses.
- Ketchup.
- Cider vinegar.
What are the best canned beans to use for baked beans?
Refer to this ranking to ensure you are always satisfied with your canned baked bean purchase.
- Bush’s Vegetarian. Bush’s Beans. Drumroll please….
- Bush’s Original. Bush’s Beans. …
- Bush’s Grillin’ Beans. Bush’s Beans. …
- Heinz Baked Beanz. Heinz. …
- Mr. Organic. …
- 365 Organic. 365 Organic. …
- Van Camp’s. Van Camp’s. …
- Batchelors. Batchelor’s. …
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 can baked beans taste homemade?
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.
