Baked Beans with Beef

Baked beans, ground beef, and peppered bacon simmer for 4 hours in a slow cooker for the ultimate make-ahead potluck crowd-pleasing dish of baked beans with beef.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 4 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 500 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans, drained
• 1 pound peppered bacon
• 1 (15 ounce) can light red kidney beans, drained
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cup soy sauce
• 0.25 cup prepared yellow mustard
• 7 (28 ounce) cans baked beans (such as Bush's® Original)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and onion. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Transfer beef to the slow cooker.

Step 2

Place bacon in the skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble into small pieces and add to the slow cooker.

Step 3

Add baked beans, black beans, light and dark kidney beans, great northern beans, sugar, mustard, and soy sauce to the slow cooker; mix well with beef and bacon.

Step 4

Cook on Medium until flavors meld, about 4 hours.