Everybody loves Mama's Southern Baked Beans with Bacon! Their sweet, smoky flavor makes them ideal for cookouts and potluck dinners!
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings 10servings
Ingredients
60ouncespork and beans, lightly drained4-15 ounce cans, or 2-28 ounce cans (recommend: Van Camp's brand)
1medium onionchopped
1medium green bell pepperchopped
⅓cupketchup
2tablespoonsyellow mustard
¼cupcorn syrup(recommend: Karo brand)
12ouncesbaconabout 3/4 pound
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Pour the lightly drained baked beans into a shallow casserole dish.
Chop the onion and bell pepper and add to the beans. Add the catsup, mustard and syrup.
Thoroughly mix everything together in the baking dish.
Cover the surface of the beans with the bacon.
Cook for 1 hour or until bacon is done and beans are thickened.
Notes
Be use to use the inexpensive "pork and beans" for this recipe rather than the ones labeled as "baked beans.
Prep Ahead
To prep ahead, mix everything together the night before except the bacon. Cover and refrigerate. When ready to cook, add the bacon on top and pop the dish into the oven.
Slow Cooker Method
To cook in the crockpot, add all ingredients except the bacon into the slow cooker. Cook for 6-7 hours on low, or 3-4 hours on high. Cook the bacon separately and crumble over the top before serving.
Storage
Store covered in the refrigerator for up to five days; freeze well wrapped and covered for up to three months.