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This easy recipe for Baked Beans is a crowd-pleaser! Served hot or at room temperature, they are the perfect side dish for BBQ’s and picnics this summer.
When my husband and I were first married, this was one of the dishes he asked me to learn how to make. You know, “like Mom used to make-can you do that?” Every summer I pull out this baked beans recipe for BBQ’s, picnics and church potlucks.
Well, I say “recipe” but you would laugh if you saw what I have written down. Jared’s mom has been making this for so many years, she doesn’t use measurements anymore.
So my recipe card says things like, write “Mom” in ketchup two times across the pan or just go back and forth a couple of times across the pan with Worcestershire sauce. I love it! But it doesn’t translate well to an online recipe, so I did my best to recreate the recipe for you 🙂
The sweetness of the sugar, the smokiness of the bacon and the tangy flavor of mustard come together to make this the perfect side dish for any BBQ. I’m not exaggerating when I say I never bring home leftovers!
Great side dishes for BBQ’s and picnics (besides baked beans):
- Creamy Cucumber Salad
- Summer Fruit Salad
- Crockpot Express Potato Salad
- Crockpot Express Baked Beans
- Ramen Noodle Salad
Mom's Baked Beans
Ingredients
- 2 cans (28 oz) baked beans Choose whatever brand/flavor you prefer
- 1/2 medium onion, chopped
- 6-8 slices thick cut bacon
- 3/4 cup brown sugar Add up to 1/4 cup more if you like your beans sweet
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 3 Tbsp mustard
- 2 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Drain any excess liquid from the cans of beans and then pour into a 9X13" pan.
- In a skillet, cook bacon and onion together until bacon is cooked but not crispy and onions are transparent. Save some bacon drippings to mix into the beans.
- Add bacon and onion mixture, brown sugar, ketchup, mustard and Worcestershire sauce to the pan. Drizzle about a tablespoon of the bacon dripping over the pan and stir together.
- Bake at 350° for about 30 minutes, until bubbly and warm in the center.
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savannahmcqueen says
This recipe is very similar to the one my mother uses. Thanks for sharing on Saturday Dishes. I hope you’ll return this week when we feature salad recipes.
Judith says
These where awesome. …