Mother Earth's Baked Beans

Name: Mother Earth's Baked Beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 440 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 pound thick-cut bacon; 1 pound ground beef; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 1/3 cups brown sugar; 1/2 cup barbeque sauce (such as Sweet Baby Ray's® Honey); 1/2 cup ketchup; 2 tablespoons prepared mustard; 1 tablespoon molasses; 1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 (28 ounce) can baked beans (such as Bush's Original®); 2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed; 2 (16 ounce) cans Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed; 2 (16 ounce) cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed

⏱️ Ready in 7h 35m 🥄 Prep 15 min 🔥 Cook 7h 20m 👥 16 servings 👁️ 27 views

Slow-cooked richness in a fast-paced world, this hearty recipe is sure to add comfort and satisfy the largest of appetites. You'd swear it was almost homemade.

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 15 min

Cook 7h 20m

Serves 16

Difficulty Hard

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 16

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 394

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 9.8g 13%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 888mg 39%

Total Carbohydrate 58.4g 21%

Dietary Fiber 11.2g 40%

Total Sugars 20.6g

Protein 20.8g 42%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes.

Drain bacon slices on paper towels; reserve about 2 tablespoons bacon drippings in the skillet.

Crumble bacon and transfer to a slow cooker.

Cook and stir ground beef and onion in bacon drippings in skillet over medium heat until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes.

Transfer ground beef mixture to the slow cooker.

Mix brown sugar, barbeque sauce, ketchup, mustard, molasses, liquid smoke flavoring, black pepper, and chili powder in a bowl; pour over ground beef-bacon mixture.

Add baked beans, kidney beans, Great Northern beans, and pinto beans; mix well.

Cook on Low for 6 hours; refrigerate overnight for 8 hours.

Reheat in slow cooker until warmed, at least 1 hour.