Our Million Dollar Baked Beans Will Have Everyone Clamoring For The Recipe

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Don't bring basic baked beans to the potluck. Bring these million dollar baked beans instead. Each spoonful is savory with a little sweetness, and it's a very hearty side thanks to the ground beef and bacon. This won't be a dry, sticky side of baked beans either. The final recipe produces a good amount of sauce, but it's far from soupy. If you do like saucier beans, add in a half cup of your favorite barbecue sauce.

Million Dollar Baked Beans
Active Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
1 hr
Servings:
9
Southern Living Million Dollar Baked Beans ingredients

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray

  • 2 (28 oz.) cans baked beans

  • 1/2 lb. ground beef

  • 1/2 lb. bacon, chopped

  • 1/2 cup chopped white onion

  • 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper

  • 3 Tbsp. yellow mustard

  • 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

  • 2/3 cup ketchup

  • 1/2 tsp. liquid smoke

  • 1/4 cup maple syrup

  • 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar

Directions

  1. Prepare oven and baking dish:

    Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in center position. Coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

    Southern Living Million Dollar Baked Beans spraying the pan with cooking spray

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

  2. Cook ground beef:

    Cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Drain and set aside.

    Southern Living Million Dollar Baked Beans cooking the beef

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

  3. Cook bacon onion, and peppers:

    Wipe skillet clean and cook bacon, onion, and peppers over medium-high heat until vegetables are softened and bacon is browned but not crisp. Drain and set aside.

    Southern Living Million Dollar Baked Beans cooking the bacon and onions and peppers

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

  4. Make sauce:

    In a large bowl, stir together ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, maple syrup and brown sugar until well-combined.

    Southern Living Million Dollar Baked Beans stirring together the sauce

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

  5. Combine baked beans mixture:

    Stir in baked beans, ground beef, and bacon mixture.

    Southern Living Million Dollar Baked Beans stirring the rest of the ingredients into the sauce

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

    Transfer to prepared baking dish.

    Southern Million Dollar Baked Beans transferring to the pan

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

  6. Bake:

    Bake in preheated oven 55-60 minutes or until bubbly. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

    Southern Living Million Dollar Baked Beans after baking ready to serve

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

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