Country Baked Beans for a Crowd
June 2019
Ingredients
- 3 28- ounce cans barbecue-style pork and beans I like Bush’s Barbecue or Country Style
- 2 large onions yellow or red, finely chopped (or grated)
- 1 sweet bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 cup smoky barbecue sauce I like KC Masterpiece Original
- ½ cup mustard yellow or honey mustard OK
- 3 Tbs. brown sugar
- 2 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
- Several dashes liquid smoke
- 2 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 Tbs. dried minced onion
- Several dashes hot sauce optional
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 2 to 3 strips uncooked bacon cut in half
Instructions
- Heat ovens to 350 F. Mix all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Adjust seasonings to taste (you can taste as you go). Pour into a 3 to 3.5 quart casserole or Dutch oven. Lay strips of bacon on top. Cover and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes (depending on depth of dish), uncovering for the last 20 minutes of the baking time. Serve warm or room temperature. Serves 12-15.
Notes
My mom’s “recipe” for baked beans consists of a countertop covered in cans, bottles and jars from which she conjures, by “just dumping,” a roasting pan full of tangy, sweet-smoky goodness that disappears at every family potluck. I put my own spin on it here.
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