CrockPot BBQ Baked Beans with Bacon (Plus Stovetop Instructions)

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

CrockPot BBQ Baked Beans with Bacon (Plus Stovetop Instructions)

The best baked beans recipe gives you an easy way to make flavorful baked beans in the CrockPot or on the stovetop, using classic ingredients like BBQ sauce and bacon. You can’t go wrong with this hearty, homemade side dish that's prepped in less than 15 minutes. The sweet and smoky flavor is so good, it tastes like they were made from scratch! The tasty combination of barbecue sauce, vinegar, and canned beans makes these Baked Beans a family favorite side dish for any cookout or meal.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 3

Total Time 3 15

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings people

Calories 384 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

1 pound bacon
1 large onion coarsely chopped
5 cloves garlic pressed
½ cup brown sugar packed
2 tablespoons white vinegar
½ cup BBQ sauce
2 teaspoon Tabasco or hot sauce of your choice, optional
64 oz Bush's Grillin' Beans Southern Pit BBQ flavor, do NOT drain
32 oz black beans or dark red kidney beans or a combination, drain and rinse

Instructions

CrockPot Instructions

Partially cook bacon using your preferred method. I like to bake mine at 400º for 9 minutes. Reserve 2-3 tablespoons of bacon grease, discard the rest. Set aside on paper towels to dry. When dry, coarsely chop.
Add the bacon grease to a large skillet. When hot, add the chopped onion to the bacon grease over medium heat and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the nearly cooked bacon and cook for 3-4 additional minutes, until bacon is fully cooked. Press garlic into skillet; stir and cook for one additional minute.
Use the vinegar to scrape up the brown bits from the bottom of the skillet, then add the brown sugar and stir until the sugar is all dissolved.
Pour the Grillin' Beans into the crockpot with their liquid. Drain and rinse the other beans and add them to the Grillin' Beans. Top with BBQ sauce, Tabasco, and bacon and onion mixture from the skillet.
Cook on low for 3 to 5 hours, until sauce is bubbly. Stir and serve.

Stovetop Instructions

Partially cook bacon using your preferred method. I like to bake mine at 400º for 9 minutes. Reserve 2-3 tablespoons of bacon grease, discard the rest. Set aside on paper towels to dry. When dry, coarsely chop.
Add the bacon grease to a large stockpot or Dutch oven. When hot, add the chopped onion to the bacon grease over medium heat and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the nearly cooked bacon and cook for 3-4 additional minutes, until bacon is fully cooked. Press garlic into skillet; stir and cook for one additional minute.
Use the vinegar to scrape up the brown bits from the bottom of the pot, then stir in the brown sugar and continue to stir until the sugar is all dissolved. Continue to cook until mixture is bubbly. Add BBQ sauce and Tabasco to the skillet. Add the Grillin' Beans and their liquid to the pot, then drain and rinse the other beans and add them as well. Bring mixture to a boil; boil for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, stir, and serve hot.

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Keyword bacon, bbq, beans

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