Try this Hearty Baked Beans recipe, or contribute your own.
- ingredients
- •5-6 slices bacon
- •1/2 pound ground beef
- •1/2 pound sausage (i like the hot variety)
- •1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- •2 16-ounce cans pork and beans
- •1 cup barbecue sauce
- •2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
- •2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
- •1 tablespoon soy sauce
- •1 cup brown sugar
- Carbohydrate 0 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 0 g
- Fiber 0 g
- Protein 0 g
- Saturated Fat 0 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Recipe (0g)
- Sodium 0 mg
- Sugar 0 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Calories 0 calories
Step-by-step
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In large skillet, fry bacon until crispy. Remove from pan and discard grease.
- In same skillet, brown ground meat, draining off excess fat. Add onions and bell peppers. Cook until vegetables soften. Add pork and beans, barbecue sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and brown sugar to the meat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Transfer beans to greased 2-quart dish. Crumble bacon over the top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake for an additional 10 minutes. Allow to stand an additional 10 minutes before serving.
Swapping standard hot sausage for sweet Italian pork changes the entire flavor profile from fiery to mild. Browning the ground beef and sausage thoroughly creates fond on the skillet bottom, which releases when the onions soften and introduce moisture. Simmering the canned pork and beans with barbecue sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, and brown sugar for five minutes builds a cohesive sauce before the dish ever enters the oven. Acidity from the mustard balances heavy sugars, while umami from the soy sauce and Worcestershire deepens the savory base. Baking covered at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes heats the interior evenly without burning the sugars. Removing the foil for the final 10 minutes evaporates excess surface moisture to concentrate the sauce. Let the casserole stand for 10 minutes before serving so the starches in the beans can reset and thicken the liquid. This dish freezes exceptionally well for up to three months when sealed in an airtight container. Thaw frozen portions overnight in the refrigerator before reheating gently on the stovetop over medium-low heat, stirring frequently to prevent scorching.
