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!

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked beans, bbq side dish

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 50

Servings:

Author: Jennifer Locklin

Equipment

Dutch Oven
9x13 Baking Dish
Cutting Board
Chef Knife
Measuring Cups & Spoons
Wooden Spoon
Slow Cooker optional, for the slow cooker method only

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Ingredients

4 slices bacon diced
1 small sweet onion diced
1 green bell pepper diced
2 garlic cloves minced
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
¼ 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
¼ c packed brown sugar
½ cup Grandma’s Molasses
3 16 ounce cans Bush's baked beans

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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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