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Bowl of baked beans with bacon pieces and chopped green onions on top

Grandma’s Southern Baked Beans (Easy Meaty Cookout Side Dish)

Growing up with my grandma, we always made this traditional Southern baked beans family recipe for summer cookouts, church potlucks, and holiday get-togethers.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bacon, barbeque sauce, ground beef, pork and beans
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 320kcal
Cost: $12.00

Equipment

Ingredients 

  • ½ lb ground beef
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup ketchup
  • 2 Tbsp yellow mustard
  • ½ cup barbecue sauce
  • 2 Tbsp molasses
  • ½ tsp chili powder
  • 2 cans (13.7 oz each) pork and beans or beans with tomato sauce
  • ½ lb bacon strips, cooked and crumbled.

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • In a large skillet, cook the ground beef and onion over medium heat about 6 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up the beef into crumbles , then drain.
  • Stir in the ketchup, sugars, mustard, barbecue sauce, chili powder and molasses.
  • Add the bacon and beans.
  • Transfer to a greased 13x9 inch baking dish. Baked covered for about 45 minutes.
  • Bake uncovered about 10 minutes longer or until heated through out.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Grandma’s Southern Baked Beans (Easy Meaty Cookout Side Dish)
Serving Size
 
1 cup
Amount per Serving
Calories
320
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
8
g
12
%
Saturated Fat
 
4
g
25
%
Cholesterol
 
26
mg
9
%
Sodium
 
890
mg
39
%
Carbohydrates
 
49
g
16
%
Fiber
 
3
g
13
%
Sugar
 
39
g
43
%
Protein
 
12
g
24
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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