Classic Baked Beans

Classic Baked Beans are sweet and smoky with bacon, molasses, green bell peppers, and a rich blend of savory flavors.

Sweet, smoky, and packed with flavor—these classic baked beans are the ultimate comfort side dish. Made with tender great northern beans, crispy bacon, and fresh green pepper, every bite is rich, hearty, and perfectly balanced. A blend of savory and subtle sweetness creates that slow-cooked, homemade taste that brings everyone back for seconds.

Serve these Classic Baked Beans with delicious sides. Try pairing them with Spicy dill Pickle Potato Salad, Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad, and Classic Deviled Eggs for your BBQ.

Ingredients in Classic Baked Beans

• Beans – Great Northern Beans are the classic choice, but you can sub your favorite beans.
• Bacon – Several strips of good smoky bacon.
• Green Pepper – Green bell pepper adds that fresh zesty flavor.
• Onion – Sweet yellow onion.
• Garlic – Gotta have garlic.
• Smoked Paprika – I like the smoky flavor of smoked paprika, but you can use regular paprika.
• Ketchup – Standard ketchup. I use the kind without high fructose corn syrup.
• Mustard – Standard yellow mustard, such as French’s.
• Brown Sugar – Regular or dark brown sugar.
• Molasses – A touch of molasses.
• Apple Cider Vinegar – Livens up all the flavors.
• Salt / Pepper – To enhance the flavor.

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Modern Broccoli Salad is an updated version of the classic with shallots, bacon, cranberries, sunflower seeds and Pecorino cheese. Out West’s Lemon Arugula Pasta Salad combines cellentani pasta, arugula, pine nuts and cherry tomatoes in a light lemon vinaigrette dressing. Creamy, tangy, and perfectly seasoned, these Classic Deviled Eggs are a timeless appetizer made with simple ingredients.

Classic Baked Beans

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Classic Baked Beans are sweet and smoky with bacon, molasses, green bell peppers, and a rich blend of savory flavors.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Servings: 12

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 7 slices bacon cut in lardons
• 1 cup green bell pepper diced
• 1 cup yellow onion diced
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 3 15 oz cans Great Northern beans drained
• 1 Tbsp. smoked paprika
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup mustard
• 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
• 1 Tbsp. molasses
• 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Method

 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place bacon lardons in a large pan and cook over medium high heat until fat is fully rendered and bacon is crisp. Remove to a paper towel.
3. Sauté green pepper, onion in bacon grease left in pan. When starting to soften, add garlic. Continue to stir until garlic is just softened.
4. Add remaining ingredients and bacon to the pan. Combine well.
5. Pour into a baking dish that you plan on serving in. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.