Simple canned beans made delicious with bacon and barbecue sauce, then baked in a cast iron skillet. Your new favorite baked beans.
Prep Time:30 minutesmins
Cook Time:2 hourshrs
Total Time:2 hourshrs30 minutesmins
Equipment
10 inch cast iron skillet
Ingredients
4slicesbacondiced
1small onionfinely diced
½cupgreen pepperfinely diced
2large cans pork and beans(usually 23.8 ounces each)
⅓cupbarbecue saucea sweet brand like Sweet Baby Ray's
¼cupbrown sugar
2tablespoonsapple cider vinegar
1tablespoonDijon mustard
Instructions
Prep. Preheat oven to 300℉ with the rack in the center.
Cook the bacon and the veggies. Cook the bacon, onion, and green pepper in a medium cast iron skillet (about 10 inches wide) until the bacon is mostly cooked and the onions and peppers are soft. There is no need to drain any grease, but you can if it seems like too much.
Add beans. Add the canned pork and beans and stir well to combine.
Add mix-ins. Add all flavorings and stir well. Taste for seasoning and add more sugar or barbecue sauce if desired.
Bake. Bake, uncovered, for 2 hours, or until beans are well-browned. The beans should be bubbling around the edges and have a deep, caramelized color on top. Serve directly from pan.
Notes
This recipe can be doubled and baked in a 13 x 9 baking dish.