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Baked Beans with Beef

Baked beans, ground beef, and peppered bacon simmer for 4 hours in a slow cooker for the ultimate make-ahead crowd-pleasing baked beans with beef recipe.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 4 minutes
Servings: 20 servings
Course: Dinner, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 500

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1 pound peppered bacon
  • 7 28 ounce cans baked beans (such as Bush's® Original
  • 1 15 ounce can black beans, drained
  • 1 15 ounce can light red kidney beans, drained
  • 1 15 ounce can dark red kidney beans, drained
  • 1 15 ounce can great northern beans, drained
  • 0.5 cup brown sugar
  • 0.25 cup prepared yellow mustard
  • 0.25 cup soy sauce

Method
 

  1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and onion; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Transfer beef mixture to a slow cooker.
  2. Cook bacon in the same skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Crumble into small pieces; add to the slow cooker.
  3. Add baked beans, black beans, light and dark kidney beans, great northern beans, sugar, mustard, and soy sauce to the slow cooker; stir to combine.
  4. Cover slow cooker; cook on Medium until flavors meld, about 4 hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 500kcalCarbohydrates: 80gProtein: 27gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 1514mgFiber: 17gSugar: 30g

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