Baked Beans with Ground Beef
This baked beans with ground beef recipe are the best southern baked beans you'll ever make! It's easy, delicious, and full of flavor!
Equipment
- Large Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs Ground Beef, , preferably 85/15
- 1 Yellow Onion, , chopped
- 1 tbsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Smoked paprika
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 tsp Cayenne
- 1 tsp Chili powder
- 3/4 cup BBQ sauce
- 1/4 cup Ketchup
- 2 tbsp Yellow Mustard
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- (2) 15 oz cans Bush's Baked Beans, , original or brown sugar hickory
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 8 tbsp Butter
- Bacon Bits, , optional (for garnish)
- Green Onions, , optional (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Heat a little olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sliced onions and saute for 3 minutes, then add ground beef and season with salt and black pepper. Cook until the beef is fully cooked.
- Add seasonings to the cooked ground beef - smoked paprika, ground ginger, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and chili powder. Continue to cook for another 2-3 minutes, until the spices are mixed in.
- Reduce the heat to low. Then add the bbq sauce, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and brown sugar. Toss together and then add butter and canned baked beans.
- Once everything is combined, pour into a 9x13 baking dish or casserole dish and bake in the oven for an 1 hour and 20 minutes. Let it cool for at least 20 minutes as this gives the beans time to thicken.
- Top with sliced green onions or bacon bits and serve.
Notes
Variations
- Add a diced green bell pepper or red bell pepper for a little added flavor.
- Turn this into cowboy baked beans by adding in some crispy bacon and red bell peppers!
- Use a homemade BBQ sauce to add your own spin on this delicious side dish.
- An easy way to keep the beans warm is to add them to a crock pot on the warm setting. Just make sure they don't dry out.
- I recommend us yellow mustard for this dish. Avoid using dijon mustard or spicy brown mustard as it adds a bitter flavor to the beans.
- If you don't have a 9x13 baking pan, you can also use an oven safe dutch oven, preferably nonstick.
Nutrition
Calories: 466kcal, Carbohydrates: 44g, Protein: 17g, Fat: 26g, Saturated Fat: 13g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 79mg, Sodium: 827mg, Potassium: 615mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 26g, Vitamin A: 757IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 88mg, Iron: 3mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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