Southern Baked Beans
Southern Baked Beans bring together smoky bacon, well-browned beef, and tender beans in a sweet-tangy sauce with hints of mustard and Worcestershire. The result is rich, hearty, and lightly smoky with caramel notes from dark brown sugar—perfect alongside barbecue, potlucks, or game-day spreads.
- Prep10 hrs
- Cook10 hrs
- Serves14
- DifficultyEasy
- 1
Gather all the ingredients.
- 2
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cook the ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove it from the skillet and set aside.
- 3
Cook the bacon in the same skillet for 5 minutes.
- 4
Add the onion and green pepper to the skillet. Cook, stirring often, until the bacon is crisp and the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
- 5
Add the ground beef, brown sugar, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard to the bacon mixture; stir until combined.
- 6
Transfer the ground beef mixture and beans to a 13x9-inch baking dish and stir to combine.
- 7
Bake until bubbly, 40 minutes.
- Calories 205.96 kcal Moderate
- Protein 8.99 g Moderate
- Carbs 35.1 g Moderate
- Total Fat 4.12 g Moderate
- Saturated Fat 1.32 g Moderate
- Trans Fat 0.0 g Low Source
- Cholesterol 11.58 mg Low Source
- Sodium 570.05 mg High
- Fiber 4.52 g Moderate
- Sugar 18.37 g High
- Added Sugar 10.57 g High
- Calcium 49.21 mg Low Source
- Iron 2.02 mg Moderate
- Potassium 354.75 mg Low Source
- Vitamin A 4.98 mcg_rae Low Source
- Vitamin C 0.8 mg Low Source
- Vitamin D 0.0 mcg Low Source
Values are per serving. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
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About This Recipe
Southern Baked Beans is a Soul Food side dish recipe made with 9 ingredients. It takes about 20 hrs, serves 14, and is rated easy. Key ingredients include Bacon, Baked Beans, Brown Sugar, and Diced Green Bell Pepper. Each serving provides about 205.96 kcal.
Recipe Questions
- What is Southern Baked Beans?
- It is a Soul Food recipe made with 9 ingredients, usually served for side dish or dinner or lunch.
- What is Southern Baked Beans made of?
- The main ingredients are Bacon, Baked Beans, Brown Sugar, Diced Green Bell Pepper, Diced Yellow Onion. The full list of 9 is above.
- How long does it take to make Southern Baked Beans?
- About 20 hrs in total: 10 hrs to prepare and 10 hrs to cook.
- How many calories are in one serving?
- One serving provides about 205.96 kcal. The full nutrition breakdown is above.
- Is Southern Baked Beans easy to make?
- This recipe is rated easy, with 9 ingredients and 7 steps.
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