Soon-to-be-Famous Baked Beans

Soon-to-be-Famous Baked Beans

You’ll be famous when you make these delicious baked beans for your next cookout.

1/2 lb. ground beef

1/2 lb. bacon, diced

1 cup onion, chopped

2 Tbsp. molasses

2 tsp. vinegar

1/4 tsp. chili powder

1/2 cup ketchup

1 tsp. dry mustard

1 tsp. salt

2 (151/2 oz) cans Bush’s Pork and Beans

1 (15 1/2 oz.) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 (15 1/2 oz.) can butter beans, rinsed and drained

Brown the ground beef in a large skillet; drain fat and transfer beef to a Dutch oven or crock-pot. Fry bacon until crisp, reserving drippings. Drain bacon on paper towel and add to ground beef.

Saute onion in reserved bacon drippings until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer onion to ground beef mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bake, uncovered, in a 350-degree preheated oven for 40 minutes, or a crock-pot up to 3 hours. Serve hot.

Makes 12 servings

Isabel's Bootlegger Beans

Served at the Spring WOFAC meeting with rave reviews!  Delish!

Ingredients

3 strips of bacon, cut into small pieces

1 small onion, chopped

1 can pork & beans in tomato sauce

1 TBSP brown sugar

2 TBSP vinegar

2 TBSP ketchup

Directions 

Cut 3 strips of bacon into small pieces and fry them until about ½ done.

Add small chopped onion and cook until only slightly brown.  (Better to cut with grain from root to top)
After onions are slightly brown, pour off grease and add 1 can of pork & beans in tomato sauce,

Add 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, 2 table spoons of vinegar and 2 tablespoons ketchup and stir well.      Cover and let simmer for 30 minutes.

(Even better if baked for 2 hours in slow oven 280 degrees in a greased casserole dish).

You can use other types of beans for a different flavor. Mexican chili beans for one.

Also for a little tang add a little chili powder with ketchup
 

Steve's Bean Bake

2004 Golden Whisk Awards
(Our top 10 recipes of the year)

Our tasters had no trouble seeing why these beans have earned Steve Boerrigter fame among his family and friends. His recipe was a favorite among the contributions we've received to the "What Can I Bring?" feature we introduced this year. It's a sure-fire crowd-pleaser.

Hands on time: 20 minutes  Total time: 1 hour and 10 minutes  Serves: 15

1 (1-pound) tube regular or spicy Jimmy Dean Sausage 4 (15- to 16-ounce) cans different types of beans (dark red kidney, black beans, navy beans, pinto beans, etc.) 1 (31-ounce) can pork and beans 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup barbecue sauce 1/2 cup ketchup 1/2 large onion, chopped 1 (10-ounce) can regular or spicy Ro-tel chopped tomatoes, drained 1 teaspoon liquid smoke 1 teaspoon mustard 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper 6 to 8 strips bacon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large skillet, brown sausage, breaking up into pieces as it cooks. When cooked through, remove from skillet; drain fat. In very large bowl, mix sausage with beans, pork and beans, brown sugar, barbecue sauce, ketchup, onion, tomatoes, liquid smoke, mustard, salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to a 13-by-9-inch baking pan. Place bacon on top and bake for 1 hour. If necessary, run under broiler to make bacon crisp before serving.

Per serving: 343 calories (percent of calories from fat, 39), 14 grams protein, 39 grams carbohydrates, 9 grams fiber, 15 grams fat, 27 milligrams cholesterol, 1,231 milligrams sodium.

Tailgating Baked Beans

1 28 oz can of Bush's Original Baked Beans (These are not as sweet as other brands)
1 large green bell pepper - chopped
1 large white onion (Vidalia or Texas Sweet) - chopped
1/2 cup catsup
2 teaspoons - brown sugar
2 Tablespoons - Ms. Butterworth's Syrup
1 to 1 1/2 Tablespoons - Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon - Dried mustard or 3 to 4 tablespoons of prepared mustard
Several shakes of Ms. G's Cajun Shaker seasoning (other or your own seasoning may be substituted)
About 8 slices bacon - cut in inch pieces

Combine all ingredients together, except the bacon, and mix well. Pour in a 3 quart rectangular Pyrex baking dish. Arrange the bacon squares on top. Bake with lid on at 325 degrees for an hour to an hour and a half. Take lid off, put on broil and slightly brown the bacon. Don't over cook or dry out. It will be very moist to runny when ready.