Easy Homemade Baked Beans with Bacon
Enjoy the best homemade baked beans with bacon! This easy recipe features canned baked beans doctored up with BBQ sauce and a savory flavor from thick-cut bacon, smoked paprika, and more. Perfect for summer cookouts, family gatherings, and Fourth of July celebrations. Discover why these delicious baked beans get rave reviews!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 4 slices bacon (diced)
- 1 small sweet onion (diced)
- 1 green bell pepper (diced)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1/4 c packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Grandma’s Molasses
- 3 16 ounce cans Bush's baked beans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-low heat and add the bacon. Cook until it’s brown and crisp and most of the fat is rendered.
- Stir in the onion and bell pepper and saute until the onions and peppers are soft, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the paprika, salt and pepper. Cook for another couple of minutes.
- Stir in the vinegar, BBQ sauce, ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, and molasses until combined.
- Stir in the baked beans and bring the mixture to a boil, then turn off the heat.
- Taste beans and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
- If desired, lay a few strips of extra bacon across the top of the beans.
- Place Dutch oven in preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until bubbly.
- Remove from oven and let rest for 15 minutes before serving.
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