Backyard Barbecue Baked Beans with Bacon
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Recipe type: Side Dish
 
Barbecue baked beans topped with bacon are easy and perfect for a summer party!
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup barbecue sauce
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 Tablespoon spicy brown mustard
  • 1 Tablespoon cider vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon liquid smoke
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 Tablespoon onion flakes
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 (28 ounce) can baked beans (I used Bushes Original)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained & rinsed
  • 1 (15 ounce) can cannelloni beans, drained & rinsed
  • ½ of a (10 ounce) can Ro-Tel diced tomatoes & green chillies, drained
  • 3 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into 1" pieces
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Whisk barbecue sauce, ketchup, water, mustard, vinegar, liquid smoke, garlic powder and cayenne together in a large bowl.
  3. Add the baked beans, pinto beans, cannelloni beans & diced tomatoes. Pour into an 8x8" baking dish. Arrange the bacon in a single layer over the top of the bans.
  4. Bake until beans are bubbling and bacon is rendered, 1 to 1½ hours. Let them cool for 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
-To MAKE AHEAD: wrap in plastic and refrigerate for up to 24 hours. Bake for a little longer (1 hour 45 minutes).

-Original recipe added a pound of bratwurst (casing removed) and an onion, chopped. We were eating this with hamburgers and I didn't want to add more meat so I left this out.

-I already had bacon so I used 6 slices of bacon and just doubled them up to make it thicker.
Recipe by Baked in AZ at http://bakedinaz.com/backyard-barbecue-baked-beans-bacon/