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    Last Modified: Apr 21, 2023 by Tara Gerner 9 Comments

    BBQ Baked Beans with Bacon (Stovetop and Slow Cooker Instructions)

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    Summer is almost here!

    I have the perfect recipe to take to the neighbor's BBQ, your friend's picnic, and the potluck at your church.

    It's easy to make, very inexpensive, and it feeds a huge crowd.

    It can simmer all day in the crockpot or cook on the stove top.

    It travels well, so I take it to casual get-togethers all year long.

    Recipe

    BBQ baked beans with bacon in a white bowl with a spoon

    BBQ "Baked" Beans

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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Main Course, Main Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 15 people
    Calories 489 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 box couscous uncooked, 5.8 ounces
    • 1 pound bacon
    • 1 tablespoons butter
    • 1 large onion coarsely chopped
    • 5 cloves garlic
    • ½ cup brown sugar packed
    • 2 tablespoons vinegar (I prefer white vinegar but cider works well, too.)
    • ½ cup Sweet Baby Ray's Sweet & Spicy BBQ Sauce (This is my favorite brand. The finished beans end up tasting a lot like the BBQ sauce you use so use a brand you really like.)
    • 2 teaspoon Tabasco optional
    • 64 oz Bush's Grillin' Beans Southern Pit BBQ flavor
    • 32 oz dark red kidney beans or black beans

    Instructions
     

    • Prepare couscous according to package directions, except replace ½ of water with BBQ sauce before boiling. For example, if your couscous needs 1 cup of water to cook, mix ½ cup of water with ½ cup of BBQ sauce. Bring the mixture to a boil as if it were plain water. Prepare couscous as usual.
    • Cook bacon using your preferred method. I like to bake mine at 400º for 13-15 minutes. Set aside on paper towels to dry. When dry, crumble or coarsely chop.
    • Sauté onion in butter over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the crumbled bacon and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Press garlic into skillet; cook for one minute.
    • Add brown sugar and vinegar to skillet, stir until sugar is dissolved. Continue to cook until mixture is bubbly. Add BBQ sauce, Tabasco, and beans to skillet. Bring mixture to a boil; remove from heat.
    • Add couscous to beans and mix well.

    Notes

    Crockpot instructions:
    1. Cook the bacon using your preferred method. Drain on paper towels and then coarsely chop or crumble.
    2. Sauté onion in butter over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add bacon and cook for 3-4 additional minutes. Press garlic into skillet; cook for one minute.
    3. Add brown sugar and vinegar to skillet, stir until sugar is dissolved. Continue to cook until mixture is bubbly.
    4. Pour beans into to crockpot. Top with uncooked couscous, BBQ sauce, Tabasco, and sauce from skillet.
    4. Add water required to cook couscous. Mix well.
    5. Cook on low for 3 to 5 hours, until couscous is tender and sauce is bubbly.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 489kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 1033mg | Potassium: 875mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 76IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 5mg
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    1. [email protected] says

      May 19, 2009 at 10:39 pm

      Well, that is different. Never would have thought of the rice or couscous in baked beans. Sounds great, though!
      Hey, I have been thinking about you. I know this is a very difficult time for you. Hang in there! I pray the pain will get better soon!

      [email protected]'s last blog post..Tempt My Tummy Tuesday...Zucchini Bread

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    2. [email protected] says

      May 20, 2009 at 3:39 am

      Well, that is different. Never would have thought of the rice or couscous in baked beans. Sounds great, though!
      Hey, I have been thinking about you. I know this is a very difficult time for you. Hang in there! I pray the pain will get better soon!

      [email protected]'s last blog post..Tempt My Tummy Tuesday...Zucchini Bread

      Reply
    3. Jerri says

      May 20, 2009 at 9:36 pm

      Very interesting recipe! A bit different from what we have around here, but sounds good!

      Jerri's last blog post..Happy Find

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    4. Jerri says

      May 20, 2009 at 4:36 pm

      Very interesting recipe! A bit different from what we have around here, but sounds good!

      Jerri's last blog post..Happy Find

      Reply
    5. Ann of Pressure Cooker Reviews says

      January 26, 2010 at 8:23 am

      I love cooking beans, they re very versatile as they can go well with different array of flavorings and seasonigs.

      Reply
    6. Ann of Pressure Cooker Reviews says

      January 26, 2010 at 4:23 pm

      I love cooking beans, they re very versatile as they can go well with different array of flavorings and seasonigs.

      Reply

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