Homemade Baked Beans
Skip the canned versions and discover how easy it is to make rich, flavorful Homemade Baked Beans with simple pantry ingredients. This recipe delivers all the sweet, savory goodness you love about baked beans with a homemade flair!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- ½ pound bacon diced
- 4 cans navy beans about 15 oz each
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- Preheat a large pot over medium-high heat. After the pot preheats for a few minutes, add the diced bacon. Cook your bacon for about 5 minutes, or until fully cooked.
- Drain the liquid from 3 cans of beans. Add the drained beans and remaining can of beans to the pot along with the ketchup, mustard, black pepper, salt, garlic powder, chili powder, smoked paprika, and onion powder. Stir to combine.
- Cook your baked beans over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes or until the beans are tender but not falling apart.
Notes
Recipe Variations & Substitutions:
- If you want to beef up the amount of protein in this dish then you can add a pound of diced andouille sausage. Brown it with the bacon or separately before adding to the rest of the ingredients.
- You can use regular paprika if that is what you already have on hand. The smoked paprika helps give the baked beans more of a barbecue cookout and smokier flavor.
- The onion powder can be replaced with ½ of a medium sized white onion (or about ½ cup of diced white onion). You can also use a yellow onion for a slightly sweeter flavor. If you are going to use freshly diced onion then you’ll want to add them at the same time as the uncooked bacon. The grease will help sauté the onion as the bacon cooks.
- Most major grocery stores sell navy beans. You can replace them with pinto beans or your favorite combination of beans. Cannelini, great northern, and kidney beans all make great baked beans.
- For a little extra sweetness you can add a tablespoon of maple syrup.
- Baked beans can be topped with so many things! It's fun to set out a bunch of options so that everyone can customize their own. Some of our favorites are sour cream, freshly grated pepper jack or cheddar cheese, cilantro, parsley, and extra bacon.
- These baked beans go great with any traditional barbecue.
- They can also be spooned on top of baked potatoes.
Nutrition
Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 1613mg | Potassium: 364mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 834IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
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