Smoky Baked Beans
This is simply the best smoky baked beans recipe! This side dish comes together easily with canned beans, peppers, onions, molasses, brown sugar, a few dashes of liquid smoke, and some pantry staples.
Ingredients
- 48 oz baked beans
- 8 strips bacon cut into pieces
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 large onion chopped
- ¾ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp yellow mustard
- ¼ tsp liquid smoke
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Fry the bacon and set aside to drain on paper towels. Reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon grease in the pan. Add the onion and bell pepper to the bacon grease and saute 3-5 minutes, until the onion is translucent.
- Set aside ⅓ of the cooked bacon. Mix remaining ingredients together, stirring well to combine. Spoon beans into a 2 quart casserole or baking dish.
- Sprinkle the reserved bacon over the beans.
- Bake covered for 45 minutes. Remove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes, until bubbly.
Notes
- You can make this in a slow cooker but you'll have to cook the bacon, onions, and peppers in the pan first regardless. Doing it in a slow cooker will enhance the flavor of the chili overall but will take several hours. If you have the time, I recommend it, but doing it in a pan on the stove is delicious, too!
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 454kcalCarbohydrates: 95gProtein: 14gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 1318mgPotassium: 1114mgFiber: 15gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 584IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 191mgIron: 5mg
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