Barbecue Baked Beans with Ground Beef
Barbecue Baked Beans with Ground Beef
Ingredients
- 3 cans Bush's Original Baked Beans, 28 ounce
- 1/2 pound beef bacon, chopped (about 8 slices)
- 1/2 pound 80/20 lean ground beef
- 1 red onion, large, chopped
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup yellow bell pepper, diced
- 2 tablespoons garlic paste
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 cup bourbon
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 can chipotle sauce, 7 ounce
- 1/4 cup BBQ sauce, plus more for drizzling
Instructions
- 1
In a large skillet, cook the chopped beef bacon over medium heat until crispy. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside on a paper towel-lined plate, reserving the bacon fat in the skillet.
⏱️ 8 min
- 2
Add the ground beef to the skillet with the reserved bacon fat. Season the ground beef with 2 teaspoons of Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning, 2 teaspoons of smoked paprika, and 2 tablespoons of garlic paste. Cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon, until browned and cooked through. Drain any excess grease and set the cooked ground beef aside.
⏱️ 10 min
- 3
Carefully wipe out most of the excess grease from the skillet, leaving about 1 tablespoon. Add the chopped red onion and diced bell peppers to the skillet and sauté over medium heat until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min
- 4
Stir in the 7-ounce can of chipotle sauce into the sautéed vegetables. Pour in the 1/2 cup of bourbon and stir. Allow the bourbon to simmer for 2-3 minutes to cook off the alcohol.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Preheat your oven to 375°F. In a large oven-safe baking dish or foil pan, combine the three 28-ounce cans of Bush's Original Baked Beans.
⏱️ 2 min•🌡️ 375
- 6
Crumble the cooked beef bacon and add it to the beans. Add the cooked ground beef, the sautéed vegetable and bourbon mixture, 1 teaspoon of hot sauce, 1 teaspoon of mustard, 3 tablespoons of brown sugar, and 1/4 cup of molasses to the baking dish.
⏱️ 5 min
- 7
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly with a large spoon until well combined. Drizzle 1/4 cup of BBQ sauce over the top and gently fold it in to ensure everything is well incorporated.
⏱️ 3 min
- 8
Bake the barbecue baked beans in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until bubbly and heated through. If smoking, smoke at 250°F for 2 hours.
⏱️ 45 min•🌡️ 375
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Barbecue Baked Beans with Ground Beef
- 3 cans Bush's Original Baked Beans, 28 ounce
- 1/2 pound beef bacon, chopped (about 8 slices)
- 1/2 pound 80/20 lean ground beef
- 1 red onion, large, chopped
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup yellow bell pepper, diced
- 2 tablespoons garlic paste
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 cup bourbon
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 can chipotle sauce, 7 ounce
- 1/4 cup BBQ sauce, plus more for drizzling
Instructions
- 1
In a large skillet, cook the chopped beef bacon over medium heat until crispy. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside on a paper towel-lined plate, reserving the bacon fat in the skillet.
⏱️ 8 min - 2
Add the ground beef to the skillet with the reserved bacon fat. Season the ground beef with 2 teaspoons of Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning, 2 teaspoons of smoked paprika, and 2 tablespoons of garlic paste. Cook, breaking up the meat with a spoon, until browned and cooked through. Drain any excess grease and set the cooked ground beef aside.
⏱️ 10 min - 3
Carefully wipe out most of the excess grease from the skillet, leaving about 1 tablespoon. Add the chopped red onion and diced bell peppers to the skillet and sauté over medium heat until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min - 4
Stir in the 7-ounce can of chipotle sauce into the sautéed vegetables. Pour in the 1/2 cup of bourbon and stir. Allow the bourbon to simmer for 2-3 minutes to cook off the alcohol.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Preheat your oven to 375°F. In a large oven-safe baking dish or foil pan, combine the three 28-ounce cans of Bush's Original Baked Beans.
⏱️ 2 min•🌡️ 375 - 6
Crumble the cooked beef bacon and add it to the beans. Add the cooked ground beef, the sautéed vegetable and bourbon mixture, 1 teaspoon of hot sauce, 1 teaspoon of mustard, 3 tablespoons of brown sugar, and 1/4 cup of molasses to the baking dish.
⏱️ 5 min - 7
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly with a large spoon until well combined. Drizzle 1/4 cup of BBQ sauce over the top and gently fold it in to ensure everything is well incorporated.
⏱️ 3 min - 8
Bake the barbecue baked beans in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until bubbly and heated through. If smoking, smoke at 250°F for 2 hours.
⏱️ 45 min•🌡️ 375