BBQ Baked Beans

Our BBQ baked beans deliver deliciously unique flavors sure to please your crew. These are NOT your typical baked beans, folks!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword baked beans recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 2

Total Time 2 15

Servings Servings

Calories 491kcal

Author kathleen

Ingredients

1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons creole mustard
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 pound thick-cut bacon, DIVIDED, 6 pieces cut into 1-inch pieces
1 pound breakfast pork sausage
2 onions chopped
2 (28-ounce) cans baked beans
1 (15-ounce) can baked beans
3 (15-ounce) cans pinto beans, drained
1 (10-ounce) can RO*TEL original diced tomatoes and green chilies, drained

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Instructions

Adjust the oven rack to the middle position in the oven cavity. preheat oven to 350ºF (177ºC).
In a large mixing bowl, or a 4-cup glass measuring cup, whisk together BBQ sauce (1/2 cup), ketchup (1/2 cup), water (1/2 cup), brown sugar (2 tablespoons), creole mustard (2 tablespoons), vinegar (2 tablespoons), liquid smoke (1 teaspoon), garlic powder (1 teaspoon), and cajun seasoning (1/2 teaspoon); set aside.
Set 6 slices of bacon aside for topping the beans later. Chopped the remaining bacon. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook the chopped bacon, until crispy. Remove cooked bacon with a slotted spoon to an extra-large mixing bowl. Drain the bacon grease and save for another use or discard.
In the same skillet cook and crumble breakfast sausage (1 pound) into small pieces, over medium-high heat. Cook until fat begins to render from sausage, about 5 minutes (it won't be completely cooked at this point). Add onions and cook until sausage and onions are well browned, about 15 minutes. Remove and discard excess grease.
Transfer cooked sausage/onion mixture to the extra large mixing bowl.
Add baked beans (3 cans), pinto beans (3 cans), RO*TEL (1 can), BBQ sauce, and crispy bacon pieces to the extra-large bowl.
Transfer bean mixture to an extra deep 9X13-inch baking dish (Do Not use a standard 13X19. The volume of the beans is too great for a standard 9X13-inch standard pyrex or ceramic baking dish). You can also use a metal 9X13 dish, or split the beans up in 2 pans. Place the baking dish on the rimmed baking sheet.
Cut the remaining 6 slices of bacon into 1-inch pieces and decoratively arrange pieces in a single layer over top of the beans.
Bake for about 1 1/2 hours, or until beans are bubbling and bacon is rendered. Let cool for 15 minutes. Serve.

Notes

Save The Juice!I kept all the juice from the canned baked beans, which resulted in a juicy bean and pork sausage mixture.
Baking Pan: Please take note of the size of your baking dish. The volume of the BBQ Beans will exceed the volume of a standard pyrex 13 x 9 inch. Here’s a link to an extra deep Pyrex 9X13 inch baking dish. (affiliate link. I make a little bit of money, if you purchase from this link. It helps me make a living so I can keep the recipes coming! You’re NEVER charged even a penny more using this link! I really appreciate your help!!!)
- Here’s a metal 9×13 inch baking dishes that has higher sides, so it accommodates more volume. Here’s the metal 9X13 baking pan I use. I love the heavy gauge of this baby.

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