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
easyChef Pro health score
Calculated from USDA-referenced nutrient data for the ingredients in Southern Baked Beans, not estimated by an AI model. The same recipe returns the same score every time.
- Glycemic ImpactPoor
- 39 / 100
- Carb quality, not quantity. Higher is better.
- Nutritional DensityPoor
- 0 / 100
- Nutrients per calorie. Higher is better.
- Energy DensityGood
- 90 / 100
- Calories by weight. Higher means more food for fewer calories.
- NOVA Processed Culinary Ingredients
- 2 / 4
- Processing level, 1 (whole) to 4 (ultra-processed). Lower is better.
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- 31
- Heart Health
- 29
- Metabolic
- 33
- Digestive
- 26
- Inflammatory
- 37
- Performance
- 39
- General Wellness
- 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 10%
- Protein 8.99 g Moderate 18%
- Carbohydrate 35.1 g 13%
- Total Fat 4.12 g Moderate 5%
- Saturated Fat 1.32 g Moderate 7%
- Trans Fat 0.0 g Low Source 0%
- Cholesterol 11.58 mg Low Source 4%
- Sodium 566.5 mg High 25%
- Dietary Fiber 4.52 g Moderate 16%
- Total Sugars 18.37 g --
- Added Sugars 10.57 g High 21%
- Calcium 49.21 mg Low Source 4%
- Iron 2.02 mg Moderate 11%
- Potassium 354.75 mg Low Source 8%
- Vitamin A 4.98 mcg Low Source 1%
- Vitamin C 0.8 mg Low Source 1%
- Vitamin D 0.0 mcg Low Source 0%
Values are per serving. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
- Soy 🌱
- Mustard
- Onions 🧅
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.
- Is Southern Baked Beans healthy?
- Southern Baked Beans has an easyChef Pro health score of 41/100. Per serving, it provides 205.96 calories and 8.99 g of protein, or 18% of the Daily Value. Worth noting per serving: sodium at 566.5 mg (25% of the Daily Value), saturated fat at 1.32 g (7% of the Daily Value) and added sugars at 10.57 g (21% of the Daily Value). It contains Soy, Mustard and Onions, so it may not be suitable for people with those allergies or dietary restrictions. Whether it fits your goals depends on your complete meal plan and nutritional needs. Remix it in easyChef Pro to adjust the ingredients and generate fresh nutrition and scores.
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