Southern-Style Baked Beans

Southern-Style Baked Beans are deliciously sweet yet tangy. Made with canned pork and beans, thick-cut bacon, sweet Vidalia onions, diced green bell peppers, barbecue sauce, ketchup, yellow mustard, brown sugar, and a touch of organic honey baked to perfection in a 350-degree oven until done.

It’s Bbq season, Y’all, and time to bring out those favorite casseroles and share them with friends and family this summer. I love my Southern-Style Baked Beans because they have that tangy bite to them yet still have a sweet taste; it’s the best of both worlds.

My mama makes her Baked Beans differently, more or less on the tangy side. I would say, and if you love a good old-fashioned zesty Southern Baked Bean recipe, hers is perfect. However, I love a hint of sweetness to my Baked beans, so of course, I add the barbecue sauce where she may add a tangy barbecue sauce, more ketchup, and a tad of steak sauce with all the other ingredients listed below.

One of the most important ideas behind making this recipe is using a plain Jane can of pork and beans, don’t go running off to the market buying the fancy brands, y’all, because you want your flavor to shine through when you are making this recipe. When we were kids, my mom used to buy Campbell’s brand, which was reasonably straightforward, but you can use whatever plain brand you prefer.

This recipe is also good with about 1 pound of lean ground beef added along with the bacon. Have you ever had baked beans with ground beef before? Oh, my, it’s so darn good it’s almost ridiculous. Yes, it’s that good.

Southern-Style Baked Beans

• Eight slices of thick-cut bacon

• One large Vidalia onion chopped

• 1/2 of a cup diced green bell pepper

• 1/2 cup of barbecue sauce sweet or tangy

• Two tablespoons of ketchup

• 1/4 cup of brown sugar

• One tablespoon of pure honey

• One tablespoon of yellow or spicy mustard

• 1/4 teaspoon of onion powder

• 4-8-ounce cans of plain pork and beans

• kosher salt to own taste

• fresh ground black pepper to your own taste

Instructions

1. Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat before adding six slices of bacon, cook until 3/4 of the way did. Remove from the cast iron skillet and reserve on a plate until needed. Drain the bacon grease off into a heat-safe container to use for another recipe such as biscuits, etc.

2. Chop one Vidalia onion and dice about  1/2 cup green bell pepper.

3. Place the cast-iron skillet bacon on medium heat and then add chopped onion and diced green bell pepper. Sauté for about 2 minutes to slightly soften. Reserve until needed.

4. Combine 1/2 of a cup of barbecue sauce, two tablespoons of ketchup, 1/4 of a cup of lightly packed brown sugar, one tablespoon of organic honey, one tablespoon of yellow mustard, and onion powder.

5. Once the above mixture is joined, add 4-8-ounce cans of pork and beans, combine it, and taste with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.

6. Top the baked beans with the bacon you have reserved.

7. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 35-40 minutes.

8. Enjoy!

Notes: This recipe is also good, with about 1 pound of lean ground beef added along with the bacon if you want to make it a bit more hearty, but it’s optional.

Southern-Style Baked Beans

Heidy McCallum

Southern-Style Baked Beans are deliciously sweet yet tangy made with canned pork and beans, thick-cut bacon, sweet Vidalia onions, diced green bell peppers, barbecue sauce, ketchup, yellow mustard, brown sugar, and a touch of organic honey; then baked to perfection in a 350-degree oven until done.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Servings 6 People

Calories 113 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 8 slices bacon cooked, chopped
• 1 large Vidalia onion chopped
• ½ cup Green bell pepper diced
• ⅓ cup Barbecue sauce sweet or tangy
• 2 tablespoons Ketchup
• ¼ cup Brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Pure honey
• 1 tablespoon Mustard yellow or spicy
• ¼ teaspoon Onion powder
• 4- 8-ounce Plain Baked Beans
• Kosher salt to own taste
• ground black peppercorns to own taste

Instructions

 

• Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat before adding six slices of bacon, and cook until¾ of the way done. Remove from the cast iron skillet and reserve on a plate until needed. Drain the bacon grease off into a heat-safe container to use for another recipe such as biscuits, etc.
• Chop one Vidalia onion and dice about ½ cup green bell pepper.
• Place the cast iron skillet bacon on medium heat and then add chopped onion and diced green bell pepper, sauté for about 2 minutes to slightly soften. Reserve until needed.
• Combine 1½ of a cup of barbecue sauce, two tablespoons of ketchup,¼ of a cup of lightly packed brown sugar, one tablespoon of organic honey, one tablespoon of yellow mustard, and onion powder.
• Once the above mixture is joined, add four-8-ounce cans of pork and beans, combine, and season to taste with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Top the baked beans with the bacon you have reserved.
• Bake in a 350-degrees for 35-40 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 01Calories: 113kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 249mgPotassium: 152mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 107IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 24mg

Keyword Baked Beans, Southern Baked Beans

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