May 12, 2010

Barbecue Bean Bake

"For-a-Crowd" Recipes, bacon, beans, holiday, Kids' Favorite Recipes, main dish, Potluck Recipes, starchy side, summer

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Prep time: 18 minutes
baking time 30 minutes
Servings: 8 to 10
Partner: Buttermilk Corn Bread Loaf

You knew from the fireworks and these baked beans that it was the Fourth of July in Grandma’s little town.

Ingredients

8 ounces sliced bacon, coarsely chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons each prepared yellow mustard and molasses
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 (16-ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
1 (16-ounce) can pork and beans
1 (16-ounce) can butter beans, drained

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
2

Combine the bacon and onion in a large saucepan. Cook, stirring frequently, until bacon is browned, about 8 minutes; drain.
3

Combine bacon mixture, barbecue sauce, ketchup, mustard, molasses, chili powder, salt and black pepper in a large bowl and mix well.
4

Add kidney beans, pork and beans and butter beans to bacon mixture and mix well.
5

Spoon bean mixture into a 11/2-quart baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes.

Grandma's Secret Trick

For a different flavor, Grandma learned from her neighbor Millie to use 8 to 16 ounces ground beef or pork instead of the bacon. Also, she omitted the barbecue sauce and used extra ketchup plus 1/4 cup brown sugar or molasses.