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Best Ever Baked Beans

Sheila Johnson
This baked bean recipe will make a baked bean lover out anyone! Sweet and zippy, full of added peppers and bacon! What's not to love?!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Equipment

  • 1 large deep skillet 12" or larger works best
  • 1 9x13 baking dish

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb thick cut bacon
  • 1 green pepper seeded/cored and diced
  • 1 red bell pepper seeded/cored and diced
  • 2 cups red onion diced
  • 1 large jalapeno pepper seeded, finely diced
  • 3 28 ounce cans Bushes Original baked beans drain off excess juice from top of can

Sauce

  • 1/2 cup favorite Barbecue Sauce I use Sweet Baby Rays original.
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp prepared yellow mustard
  • 2 dashes Worcestershire Sauce
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Take half of the bacon and cut into 1/2 inch chunks. Place remaining strips of bacon in pan and cook until about half way done. Remove from pan, place on paper towels to drain. Remove grease from pan.
  • Add remaining bacon pieces, onion, and all the diced peppers into the pan. Cook until bacon starts to crisp up/brown, and onions and peppers are soft. Remove grease if it is in excess. You shouldn't have pools of bacon grease in pan with veggies.
  • Add beans and all remaining ingredients into the pan with bacon and veg. Stir well to incorporate. Cook over medium heat until bubbling. Pour into a 9x13 baking dish or two smaller dishes lay precooked bacon strips over the top.
  • Place dishes of beans in preheated oven uncovered for 1 1/2-2 hours or until beans are bubbly and starting to thicken and bacon is browned on top.
Keyword bacon, barbecue, bbq, beans, grilling, one pan, side dish, stovetop, summer
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