Kansas Baked Beans

Three beans, bacon, beef, onion, sugar, ketchup, barbecue sauce, mustard, molasses, and chili powder make sweet, spicy baked beans—perfect for potlucks.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 465 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• 1 (16 ounce) can butter beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 (16 ounce) cans pork and beans
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 pound ground beef
• 0.25 cup ketchup
• 0.5 pound bacon, diced
• 0.25 cup barbeque sauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add bacon, ground beef, and onion; cook until bacon and ground beef completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain any excess fat; transfer to a casserole dish.

Step 3

Stir in white sugar, brown sugar, ketchup, barbecue sauce, mustard, molasses, chili powder, and black pepper together in a bowl; pour over bacon mixture. Add pork and beans, kidney beans, and butter beans; mix thoroughly.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until liquid thickens, about 1 hour.