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Beefy Baked Beans are my favorite!! Beans get mixed with ground beef, onion and bell pepper, brown sugar, ketchup, mustard and Worcestershire before getting topped with a peppered brown sugar bacon.

Beefy Baked Beans

Beefy Baked Beans are my favorite side dish recipe! Beans get mixed with ground beef, onion and bell pepper, brown sugar, ketchup, mustard and Worcestershire before getting topped with a peppered brown sugar bacon.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • ● 4 28 ounce cans pork & beans
  • ● 1 pound ground beef cooked and drained of the grease
  • ● Half of a yellow or white onion diced
  • ● Half of a green or red bell pepper diced
  • ● 1 1/2 cups brown sugar divided
  • ● 3/4 cup ketchup
  • ● 2 tablespoon yellow mustard
  • ● 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ● 6-8 slices bacon
  • ● 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • ● Salt and pepper to taste
  • ● Parsley or green onion for garnish optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix together your cooked and drained ground beef, all 4 cans of beans, diced onion, diced bell pepper, 1 cup of brown sugar, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside for later.
  • Spread out your bacon on a parchment lined sheet pan.
  • Mix ½ cup of brown sugar with ½ teaspoon of pepper and sprinkle evenly over the bacon.
  • Bake the bacon until it is cooked and just starting to get crispy.
  • Remove the bacon from the oven.
  • Transfer the baked bean mixture into a large oven proof skillet or 9x13 baking dish.
  • Top the baked beans with the cooked bacon slices.
  • Bake for up to 2 hours. The length of baking time depends on how you like your beans. If you like a thicker, stickier bean leave it in 2 or more hours. If you like thinner beans with more liquid then 1 ½ hours might be more to your preference.
  • Remove from oven and serve hot!
  • For your slow cooker just pour the combined mixture into your slow cooker and cook on low 3-4 hours or high 2-3 hours. Enjoy!

Notes

Tips and Tricks:

You can use BBQ sauce instead of ketchup if you wish.
You can add a little spice by adding diced jalapenos or chipotle to these delicious beans.
You can also use a red bell pepper instead of the green if you like.
Canned green chiles would also be great in this!
You can also add in a little minced garlic.
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