Baked Beans with Ground Beef

Baked Beans with Ground Beef is a hearty dish that's easy to make. With ground beef, bacon, baked beans, and a savory mix of barbecue sauce and spices, this side dish is perfect for family dinners or potlucks.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1

Total Time1 20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Baked Beans with Ground Beef Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 503kcal

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef, 85%-15% blend
¾ cup diced yellow onion
¾ cup diced green bell pepper
56 ounces baked beans, two 28-ounce cans (Bush’s Original brand)
½ cup barbecue sauce, Sweet Baby Ray’s Original brand
½ cup ketchup
¼ cup yellow mustard
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
4 slices center-cut smoked bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces

Optional Garnish

¼ cup chopped green onions

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place a large oven-safe skillet (12-inch wide by 2-inch deep) onto the stovetop and turn the heat to medium-high.
Once the skillet is hot, add the ground beef and cook for 6-8 minutes or until browned and no pink remains. Using a slotted spoon, remove the cooked ground beef to a plate and set aside. Drain any excess grease from the skillet. Return the skillet back to the heat on the stove.
Add the diced yellow onion and green bell pepper to the hot skillet. Saute for 3-4 minutes or until the vegetables are softened and the onions are slightly translucent. Turn off the heat to the skillet.
To the skillet of cooked onions and bell peppers, add the cooked ground beef, baked beans, barbecue sauce, ketchup, yellow mustard, brown sugar, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper. Stir all the ingredients together until evenly combined.
Top the baked bean mixture with the 1-inch pieces of smoked bacon. Be sure that you evenly spread the bacon pieces over the entire surface of the baked bean mixture. Be sure not to overlap the pieces of bacon so that they can cook and crisp well in the oven.
Place the oven-safe skillet into the preheated oven and cook the baked beans with ground beef for 1 hour or until the beans are bubbly and the bacon pieces are crisp.
Remove the skillet from the oven. Place the hot skillet onto a heat-safe surface. You can garnish the baked beans with a sprinkle of chopped green onions before serving.

Notes

If your ground beef is exceptionally greasy, you can drain it in a colander and rinse it with warm water.
Keep an eye on the beans as they cook. You want the beans to be bubbly and the bacon to be crisp. If the bacon isn’t crispy enough after an hour, you can turn on the broiler for a couple of minutes, but watch closely to avoid burning.

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