Baked Beans Recipe with Bacon
This Baked Beans Recipe with Bacon, made with sweet BBQ sauce and tangy Ranch Seasoning, will have you serving up the BEST cowboy beans around!
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 55 oz. Bush’s Best Original Baked Beans (1 large can)
- 1 pound Bacon (16 oz.) cooked until Crispy, then chopped or crumbled (see tips for perfect crispy bacon!)
- Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce (18 oz. bottle)
- 1 cup Light Brown Sugar packed
- 1 oz.Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning Packet or 3 Tbsp Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Mix
- 1 cup diced White Onion
- 2 Tbsp Butter
Instructions
- Preheat 5-6 quart Dutch Oven on stove at Medium heat.
- After dutch oven has warmed up, add Butter.
- Once Butter has melted, add Onions, and saute' until Onions become translucent (clear) in appearance (approx. 5 - 6 minutes)
- Then add Beans, Cooked Bacon, Barbecue Sauce, Brown Sugar, and Ranch Seasoning, and stir until well combined.
- Cook for additional 20 minutes or until done, stirring occasionally.
- For Slow Cooker Baked Beans, simply add all ingredients to slow cooker, stir well, cover with lid, and cook on HIGH for 4 hours, or LOW for 8 hours.
Notes
- Prep Ahead / Leftover Tip: To make this ahead of time or to store leftovers, the cooked beans can be frozen in freezer friendly bags. When ready to serve, just place the frozen beans in the refrigerator to allow them to thaw, then microwave them in a microwave-safe bowl or reheat over medium-low heat in a pot on the stove.
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