Best Baked Beans is a blend of baked beans and special flavors. Very versatile and can be made in a slow cooker or baked in the oven.
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It was dark and stormy night day. It was cold when it should have been warm. It was rainy when we wanted it to be sunny. It was Saturday too. Oh well, such is spring in the Midwest, I suppose.
My husband came upstairs on this cold, dark Saturday and asked what I wanted to do for lunch. Usually Saturday lunches consist of sandwiches and leftovers. Well, I guess we wanted to perk up the gloomy day and the idea of grilling came to mind. Grilling chicken, that is.
Yum. So much yum.
He said he would grill in the cold/rain (bless him!) and I said I would make baked beans and blueberry cheesecake bars. (If you need a great homemade hamburger bun recipe to go with your grilling goods, try this recipe for homemade hamburger buns.)
Now, I am an “open the can” girl when it comes to baked beans. I have never made a recipe. I’m not sure I can get away with not making this recipe for baked beans. It is simply the best baked beans.
Best Baked Beans
It is extremely easy to make. In fact, I feel kind of bad I didn’t try something like this before. It only takes a few ingredients + the beans and hamburger.
I like how you can add different ingredients to your liking. I literally added ingredients as I went and it went well. If you like more mustard flavor, add more mustard. If you want a smokey flavor, add more cumin.
These absolutely best baked beans would be great at a picnic, Memorial Day, 4th of July or a potluck or gathering. I made them in the oven, but for my son’s 8th grade promotion, I am going to make them in the slow cooker. Simply add the ingredients and set it on low for 3 hours or so. I love using my small crock pot for recipes such as this, like this one.
I baked the beans in a 9 inch casserole dish.
- 2-3 ** cans (16 oz each) pork and beans
- 1 lb cooked hamburger
- 1 T ground mustard
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2 tsp cumin
- **Depending on your serving size , you can use 2 cans of pork and beans or use three with the same amount of hamburger. The proportions will be fine either way.
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Mix all ingredients together and place in 9 inch square casserole dish
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Bake at 350* for 30 minutes
How about these recipes to feed your family?
These are great also cooked in a cast iron pan over a fir.e
Great idea! The boys in my family love to camp out. I’ll have to encourage my husband to try it with them. 🙂
What size of canned beans were used? Thanks.
The cans are 16 oz each. Sorry about that! 🙂
How much does this make?
I would say 6-8 servings. When we had family over (about 20 people) I doubled the servings and placed it all in my small crock pot. It was just about right.
Should the ground beef be cooked first b4 adding to the mixture?
Yes, cook the ground beef before adding it to the beans. I hope you enjoy it!! 🙂
I pinned this to my 4th of July board. I will be making this soon. Thank you!
I hope you enjoy it!!