Southern Baked Beans Recipe
This southern baked beans recipe is the perfect side dish for all your family favorites. It's sweet, savory, with a hint of smoky flavour. It will transport you right the family cookout and is an instant favorite!
Equipment
- 1 oven proof oval casserole dish or something similar - 2.5 quarts
- 1 frying pan
Ingredients
- 2 cans baked beans, I use Heinz or Bushes tomato base or maple syrup
- 5 strips of bacon, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 sweet onion, diced If you don't have a sweet onion on hand, use yellow
- ½ cup unsulphered molasses
- ½ cup ketchup
- ½ brown sugar
- 1 tbsp liquid smoke
- 2 tbsp Worcestire sauce
- 2 tsp prepared yellow mustard
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325℉
- Pour canned beans into oval oven proof dish
- In a medium pan, fry diced bacon, onion, and garlic. Cook until bacon is crisp and onion is tender. Remove from heat and add to navy beans. (do not drain)
- Add molasses, ketchup, brown sugar, liquid smoke, Worcestershire sauce, and yellow mustard. Whisk well. Pour into oval dish with beans and bacon mixture. Stir to combine.
- Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.