Last weekend I needed to make some baked beans for a cookout and wanted to try a new recipe. I found this recipes for Anastasia’s Best-Ever Baked Beans, and thought it sounded good. My son who isn’t a big baked bean lover, loved them. He ate two helpings and then the next night ate the leftovers. I have to say I agree with him, they were really good.
Anastasia’s Best-Ever Baked Beans
5 cans of pork and beans (15 ounce cans)
2 medium or 1 large onion, chopped (yellow or sweet onion, not vidalia)
1 to 2 tablespoons butter (for sauteing onions)
3/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup molasses
3 tablespoons yellow mustard
1/4 to 1/2 cup brown sugar (use less for less sweetness)
6 to 8 slices uncooked bacon, each cut in half or thirds
Preheat oven to 325 degrees f. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Saute onions over medium to medium-high heat in butter until onions are tender and translucent.
Mix beans, sauteed onions, ketchup, mustard, molasses and brown sugar until blended well. Pour in prepared baking dish. Top with uncooked bacon in single layer. Bake on middle rack of oven uncovered for 2-3 hours. Beans are ready when the top is dark and caramelized. Serve warm. Enjoy!
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These can also be thrown together and cooked in the slow cooker set on low for 6 to 8 hours as well. It won’t get that nice caramelize top, but it will still be delicious if you’re in a pinch for time. Be sure to saute you onions!
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Nice retro recipe! I haven’t had baked beans in a long time.
best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
We have them quite often, especially when we have a cookout.
This recipe sounds interesting with the bacon added across the top. Funny- I just saw the Broadway show Anastasia ( I know it has nothing really to do with the beans) Glad you found a bean recipe that your son could enjoy!
I usually cut the bacon up and mix it in the beans but wanted to try it the way this recipe says to do it. It was still really good.
I’ve never baked beans. If I have them it is a case of open a can and heat!!
I do that sometimes too Marg. I’ve even been known to just open the can and not heat them.
I haven’t made baked beans in a long time but those look wonderful with the bacon on the top.
I’m glad I decided on this recipe, it was really good.
Love the addition of bacon!
Bacon makes everything better 🙂
Looks easy and good. Perfect for casual entertaining.
It’s very easy, only takes a few minutes.
We’re definitely having the perfect weather for a good batch of baked beans. I love them and don’t make them often enough. Thanks for the reminder.
Very welcome Claudia!
This looks like an easy but satisfying recipe for baked beans — a timesaver in lieu of soaking dried beans overnight.
I almost did a recipe where you soaked the beans, but was in a time crunch. That’s the next baked bean recipe on my list.
While I don’t have my mom’s recipe for baked beans, these ingredients remind me of the taste of hers: onion, ketchup, brown sugar – with bacon strips laid across the top. Thanks for taking me down memory lane 🙂
I don’t have any of my mom’s recipes either and it makes me so sad. She had a recipe box full of them 🙁
I think the only baked beans I have ever eaten were out of a tin… Long time ago. Have a great week. Cheers from Carole’s Chatter
I love baked beans out of a can or baked in the oven. They are good to me any way.
I know those were delicious! That’s a good flavor combo, the molasses and bacon.
Yes, it was definitely tasty!
My brother in law is always requesting baked beans with bacon and this sounds perfect! I like the slow cooker option!
The next time I’ll make sure I have enough time to make them in the slow cooker. It’s my favorite kitchen appliance.
This recipe sounds easy and good. I am going to try to make it for a party I am going to in a couple of weeks. I am bringing a sugar ham too so these would go well.
I hope everyone likes it as much as we did!
Looks perfect. I love bacon.
I love bacon too, but it was my dads favorite meat 🙂