These bacon-y, beefy baked beans are all that and a bag of chips. It is a super easy recipe, but this side dish will put you down in history at your summer barbecues this year! 

Bacon Baked Beans from The Food Charlatan

My husband’s sister Jessie is getting married next month, and I have one job: buy gold shoes to match the dress I am wearing as a bridesmaid. This may sound like a fun thing to you. That’s because you’re a real girl.

I was wearing my $20 gold Target flats when I got the group text that I would be responsible for picking out my own shoes. “12-month old Target shoes will work right? They are gold,” I type hopefully. “Nope, sorry Karen, heels only.” At least I gave it a shot.

Bacon Baked Beans from The Food Charlatan

I just didn’t get the clothes gene. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I don’t look like a street urchin or anything, but that’s only because Eric’s sisters let me go through their clothes before they hand them off to Salvation army. Some of my best pieces are from those pickings.

Like the lacy green shirt that I found years ago in one of Reesy’s discarded piles. I was very pleased to have saved it from the throes of the second-hand store. It was a perfectly good shirt.

Bacon Baked Beans from The Food Charlatan

A week or so later, I was wearing my new favorite shirt when Jessie (Reesy’s sister) came by. “Hey!” she said, “I have that same shirt! Except I lost it a long time ago.”

I almost took it off right then and there.

No, you didn’t lose your shirt, Jessie. Your sister borrowed your shirt, kept it so long that she forgot where it came from, decided she didn’t want it anymore, and threw it on the give-away pile. And the I picked it up like the scavenger that I am.

Feel the love, guys. That’s family right there. In other news, does anyone have a pair of gold heels they love that are cheap and comfortable enough to wear all day at a wedding?? Yeah. I didn’t think so.

Bacon Baked Beans from The Food Charlatan

I spent a long time hunting down this recipe for you guys. These are the BEST baked beans I’ve ever had. I had them at a church potluck last summer, and annoyingly asked everyone who made them, until I was led to my friend Marcia. I begged for the recipe for almost a year. (Sometimes it’s just hard to remember about baked beans, I get it.) But she finally handed it over and now we all get to enjoy this fabulous bean-ness.

You just can’t go wrong with a full pound of beef AND a full pound of bacon. I’ve never been a fan of the soup-y crockpot baked beans. I like them to be a little thicker and have a nice crisp on the edges, like any decent casserole should. These beans deliver, and they make a TON. Bring this to your next barbecue and it will be a hit! Make The Best Hot Dogs to go along with it!

Do you guys give up? Or are you thirsty for more?
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Bacon Baked Beans

5 from 2 votes
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 1 hour 5 minutes
Total: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 10 Servings
These bacon-y, beefy baked beans are all that and a bag of chips. It is a super easy recipe, but this side dish will put you down in history at your summer barbecues this year! 
 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef, 90% lean *
  • 1 pound bacon
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 28-oz can baked beans , (I used Bush's Original)
  • 1 15-oz can pork and beans
  • 2 30-oz cans black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup barbecue sauce, I used Sweet Baby Rays
  • 1/4 cup yellow mustard
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

  • Brown the ground beef in a large skillet. Remove to a large bowl and discard the fat.
  • In the same skillet, cook the bacon. You can either chop it beforehand or crumble it afterward. Remove to a paper-towel lined plate. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease from the pan.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Saute the onions until they are translucent, about 5-8 minutes.
  • in a large bowl, combine ground beef, bacon, onions, baked beans, pork and beans, black beans, barbecue sauce, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce. Taste it. Add more BBQ sauce if you want.
  • Spread the beans into a 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 400 for 30 minutes.
  • Turn the oven down to 350 and cover the beans with foil. Bake for another 20-30 minutes.
  • I like mine extra crispy on top, so I broil them for a couple minutes, but that's not necessary unless you like slightly burned beans. (I mean who doesn't.) Serve hot!

Notes

*Use 90%, otherwise your beans will end up greasy.
Source: my friend Marcia

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 390kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 1208mg | Potassium: 471mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 88IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2mg
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 390
Keyword: bacon, baked beans
Did you make this? I'd love to see it!Mention @thefoodcharlatan or tag #thefoodcharlatan!

 

Bacon Baked Beans from The Food Charlatan

Bacon Baked Beans from The Food Charlatan

Bacon and onions. Two of God’s greatest gifts.

Other BBQ potluck ideas:

Eat these beans with a JDawgs Hot Dog!! Best choice you will ever make:

The Best Hot Dog You Will Ever Eat (JDawgs Special Sauce Copycat) from The Food Charlatan

Traditional Tejano Pinto Beans (Slow Cooker):

Traditional Tejano Beans from The Food Charlatan

 

Chipotle Chili with Steak:

Chipotle Chili with Steak from TheFoodCharlatan.com

 

Homemade Pretzel Dogs:

Homemade Pretzel Dogs

More baked beans!

The Best Slow Cooker Baked Beans from Barefeet in the Kitchen
The Best Baked Beans from The Girl Who Ate Everything
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Comments

  1. Do you have plans to post a “Jump to Recipe” shortcut? I would love it if you did. I have made some of your recipes and am well pleased with them, my problem is I don’t like to have to scroll when I want to take a quick peek at the recipe to determine whether I would want to make it. Thank you for your consideration. :)

    1. Hi Darlene! yes, it will be on all my posts starting soon. I’m glad you are enjoying the recipes!

  2. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with hand-me-down clothes. Honestly, it’s way better than having to shop for your clothes. Any time I’m look for something particular, I never can find it. Love these bacon-y beans.

  3. I used to like shopping, but these days I loathe it! I wish I had some friends with hand-me-downs for me :P These baked beans look amazing…totally worth the effort of hunting down that recipe!

  4. Target is the best! And I think their shoes are so cute!! Haha but maybe not for a wedding :)

  5. Bacon! This is my kind of baked beans. It looks incredible!! I hope you find the perfect shoes. I hate shopping for heels with a passion as my feet are really small and a bit wide, so they don’t fit into anything comfortably.

  6. “Bacon and onion. Two of God’s greatest gifts.” Amen sista!! These look heavenly!! (pun intended…)

  7. Hot dogs and now beans?? Now I want to have a cookout – absolute yumminess!! Good luck shoe shopping… I’d gladly do it for you if i could, insert #shoelover here! ;-P

  8. Good luck with the gold shoe shopping!!! Sometimes I feel like I am looking for something specific I can never find anything I like! And these beans look awesome. I love good baked beans!

  9. A ladle of these with one of those Jdawgs….Karen, I might be 20 pounds heavier by the end of summer with these irresistible recipes you keep sharing!! <3

  10. Bacon baked beans?! Barbecues will never be the same. These look fantastic! Ugh, I feel you on the heels thing. I had to buy a pair for a wedding I was a in a few months back, and my feet are still recovering! That’s way dramatic, but heels can be the absolute worst, haha!

  11. Don’t worry Karen your not the only one. I didn’t get the clothes gene either. I am good with jeans, black shirt and my black tieks. That is my outfit everyday. Oh and yoga pants, but hey its comfy right. I hate heels. They hurt my feel, but love how sexy others look in them. See I totally relate. These baked beans look out of this world Ah-MAzing. Yum and all that bacon!! WOW! Pinned!! ;)

    1. I need to get me a pair of black tieks, I’m sure that will solve all my problems :) Thanks Cyndi!

  12. YES to the all the bacon! And I wish you luck with your shoe shopping! I can’t do heels. I have a closet full that my 3 year wears more than I do. Lol

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