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ultimate boston baked beans

Northwestgal avatar
Recipe by
Vickie Parks
@Northwestgal
Renton, WA

This is the ultimate Boston Baked Bean recipe. It's a great dish to take along with you for an outdoor picnic or for a potluck party. It's also a great tailgating recipe for game day, because it goes so well with all sorts of hot dogs, burgers, or any ooey gooey messy sandwich.

yield 10 to 12
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For ultimate boston baked beans

  • 1/2 lb
    lean ground beef
  • 6 strips
    bacon, diced
  • 1/2 cup
    chopped onion
  • 1/3 cup
    brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup
    granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup
    ketchup
  • 1/2 cup
    barbecue sauce
  • 2 Tbsp
    molasses
  • 2 Tbsp
    prepared yellow mustard
  • 1/2 tsp
    chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 2 (15-oz can
    navy beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (15-oz) can
    butter beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (15-oz) can
    kidney beans, rinsed and drained

How To Make ultimate boston baked beans

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 2 1/2-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
  • 2
    Cook beef, bacon and onion in a large skillet over medium heat until no pink remains in the beef, crumbling the beef into small pieces as it cooks. Drain fat from skillet.
  • 3
    Stir sugar, brown sugar, barbecue sauce molasses, chili powder and salt into the beef mixture. Stir in all of the beans. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking dish.
  • 4
    Cover baking dish, and bake in oven for 1 hour or until beans are thoroughly heated and sauce is thickened.
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