Why would you ever go for canned baked beans when you could whip up an even more delicious version in your own kitchen? These Best-Ever Baked Beans are based on Boston’s traditional recipe: sweetened with smoky molasses and mixed with the salty fattiness of bacon. Baked beans offer a complex mix of savory and sweet that makes them ideal comfort food, and the Best-Ever Baked Beans takes those tastes to the next level. After all, they’re called the Best-Ever Baked Beans for a reason!
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 (13.7 ounce) cans beans with tomato sauce
- 1/2 pound bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Over medium heat, in a large skillet, cook the beef and onion, until cooked through and no pink remains.
Step 3 –Stir in the sugars, ketchup, barbeque sauce, mustard, molasses, and chili powder.
Step 4 –Add the beans and cooked bacon.
Step 5 –Transfer the mixture to a 13×9-inch baking dish.
Step 6 –Cover the dish and bake for 45 minutes. Bake for an additional 10 minutes, uncovered, until heated through.