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Smoky baked beans with bacon, a BBQ side dish.

The Best Smokey Baked Beans Recipe

Angela Sellari
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.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 454 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 48 ounces baked beans
  • 8 strips bacon cut into pieces
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 3/4 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Fry the bacon and set aside to drain on paper towels. Reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon grease in the pan.
    peppers and onions in a frying pan
  • Add the onion and bell pepper to the bacon grease and saute 3-5 minutes, until the onion is translucent.
    peppers and onions in a frying pan
  • 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.
    ingredients in a pot
  • Sprinkle the reserved bacon over the beans.
    Smokey Baked Beans unbkaed
  • Bake covered for 45 minutes. Remove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes, until bubbly.
    Smokey Baked Beans

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: 2gSodium: 1318mgFiber: 15g
Keyword Baked Beans
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