The Best Cookout-Approved BBQ Baked Beans Recipe
Skip the canned beans and make this BBQ baked beans recipe instead! Loaded with smoky bacon, sweet Vidalia onion, and a thick, tangy barbecue sauce, these homemade baked beans are the ultimate side dish everyone will be talking about even long after the grill cools down.
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Servings: 8
Equipment
- chef's knife
- dry measuring cups
- liquid measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- large oven-proof skillet
- slotted spoon
- whisk
- medium bowl
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 small Vidalia or yellow onion, diced
- ½ cup honey bbq sauce
- ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup tomato paste
- 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 (15.5-ounce) cans navy beans, drained and rinsed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Cook the bacon in a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove from the skillet to paper towels with a slotted spoon, reserving the drippings in the skillet.
- Add the onion to the drippings and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Whisk together the bbq sauce, brown sugar, tomato paste, Worcestershire, vinegar, cornstarch, mustard, salt, pepper, and 1 cup water in a medium bowl.
- Add the beans, sauce, and bacon to the onion. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until the beans are bubbly and the sauce is thickened.