This award-winning southern baked beans recipe is packed with bacon, ground beef and 4 types of beans all swimming in a thick, smoky, salty-sweet sauce.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Additional Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Ingredients
12 oz thick cut bacon
1 pound hamburger
⅔ cup chopped white onion
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons vinegar
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
½ cup ketchup
1 can dark red kidney beans, undrained
1 cup gluten free pork and beans
1 can lima beans, undrained
1 can large butter beans, drained
Salt and pepper to taste
Liquid smoke (optional, also to taste)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
Place bacon on sheet pan in a single layer. If the bacon is thinner, you might need 2 pans.
Sprinkle generously with pepper.
Bake for 10 minutes, flip, then bake another 5-10 minutes until crisp and done.
Remove bacon from the oven and place it in a single layer on a plate lined with paper towels to keep it crispy.
Meanwhile, in a ceramic dutch oven or medium/large saucepan, brown ground beef.
When ground beef is almost cooked add chopped white onion, dry mustard, and a little salt and pepper. Cook until fully browned.
Add vinegar, brown sugar, white sugar, ketchup, and all the beans and stir to combine.
Bake, covered, at 350 degrees F for 30-40 minutes until warm through and thickened.
Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Notes
These beans freeze well, so feel free to double the batch and put some in the freezer for an easy dinner another night!
be sure to check the FAQs in the recipe post!
Check your labels to be sure everything is gluten free!
Lima beans can be found by the canned green beans and corn. If you don't care for limas, you can substitute navy beans or pinto beans.
You can easily reduce the sodium in this recipe by using low- or no-sodium-added beans, bacon, and ketchup.