Kansas Baked Beans

Browned ground beef and crispy bacon make these sweet-and-spicy baked beans extra hearty. It's a perfect dish for potlucks.

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

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 onion, diced
• ½ pound ground beef
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• ¼ cup ketchup
• ¼ cup barbeque sauce
• ½ pound bacon, diced
• 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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Heat a skillet over medium heat. Cook the bacon, ground beef, and onion in the skillet until the bacon and ground beef are completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain any excess fat, and transfer to a casserole dish.

Step 3

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

Step 4

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