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Mother Earth's Baked Beans

Mother earth's baked beans recipe are loaded with bacon, ground beef, and plenty of spices and seasonings and simmered in a slow cooker for a hearty dish.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 16 servings
Course: Dinner, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 394
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 pound thick-cut bacon
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1.3333333730698 cups brown sugar
  • 0.5 cup barbeque sauce such as Sweet Baby Ray's® Honey
  • 0.5 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 28 ounce can baked beans (such as Bush's Original®
  • 2 16 ounce cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 16 ounce cans Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 16 ounce cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed

Method
 

  1. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels; reserve about 2 tablespoons drippings in the skillet. Crumble bacon; transfer to a slow cooker.
  2. Add ground beef and onion to the skillet; cook over medium heat until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer ground beef mixture to the slow cooker.
  3. Combine brown sugar, barbecue sauce, ketchup, mustard, molasses, liquid smoke, black pepper, and chili powder in a bowl until well combined; add to the slow cooker and stir well. Add baked beans, kidney beans, Great Northern beans, and pinto beans; mix well.
  4. Cook on Low for 6 hours; refrigerate for 8 hours to overnight. Reheat in the slow cooker until warmed, at least 1 hour.

Nutrition

Calories: 394kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 21gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 888mgFiber: 11gSugar: 21g

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