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Baked beans always seemed to be so hard for me to make; the planning ahead, baking, I don’t know what it was exactly.  To this day, I have never made the “real” baked beans as I always just make my Quick Baked Bean recipe.

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Simple Ingredients Make Magic

I learned this technique from my former sister in law, Anne, several years ago.  It stuck with me and over the years, I have made a few changes.  Adding mustard is what makes this taste so delicious.  I know that sounds strange, but it does something to make this recipe taste like grandma made it.

Begin with Bacon and Onion

Start by frying the chopped bacon and onion in a pre-heated skillet, and after they have cooked through, add the beans.  Let the beans get nice and warm, absorbing the flavor of the bacon and onion. Now add the mustard, brown sugar, and BBQ sauce.

Use a Quality Barbecue Sauce

Since I am from Kansas City, my go to BBQ Sauce if KC Masterpiece Original.  It is my absolute favorite sauce.  Hey, you can take the girl out of Kansas City, but you can’t take the Kansas City out of the girl. Just saying! Hope you find that this quick way of making baked beans will help you when you are hosting or are invited to your next Barbeque!

Enjoy,

Sherri

Quick Baked Beans

Sherri Carlson

Looking for a quick and delicious baked bean recipe. This is my go to baked bean recipe, because it is easy and tastes like grandmas baked beans.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

  

• 8 Slices Bacon chopped
• 1/2 Onion chopped
• 2 cans Pork-n-Beans or Bush's Baked Beans 28 oz Cans
• 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 tbsp Mustard
• 1/4 Cup BBQ Sauce
• Pepper To Taste

Instructions

 

• Heat large Dutch oven or sauté pan (6 quart) on high, and add bacon and onion.
• Season with pepper.
• Cook until bacon is almost done, and onion is translucent.
• Add two cans of pork-n-beans, and reduce heat to medium.
• Add 1/4 cup of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of mustard, and 1/4 cup of barbecue sauce. (I use KC Masterpiece Original)
• Let all these ingredients simmer, stirring occasionally.

Notes

I typically use Bush’s baked beans and use the same amounts of added ingredients.  Mainly because we tend to have the Bush’s Baked Beans in our pantry.

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