Mother Earth's Baked Beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 pound thick-cut bacon
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup barbeque sauce (such as sweet baby ray's® honey)
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 (28 ounce) can baked beans (such as bush's original®)
• 2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 (16 ounce) cans great northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 (16 ounce) cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs 20 mins

Ready Time: 15 hrs 35 mins


• place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. drain bacon slices on paper towels; reserve about 2 tablespoons bacon drippings in the skillet. crumble bacon and transfer to a slow cooker.
• cook and stir ground beef and onion in bacon drippings in skillet over medium heat until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. transfer ground beef mixture to the slow cooker.
• mix brown sugar, barbeque sauce, ketchup, mustard, molasses, liquid smoke flavoring, black pepper, and chili powder in a bowl; pour over ground beef-bacon mixture. stir well. add baked beans, kidney beans, great northern beans, and pinto beans; mix well.
• cook on low for 6 hours; refrigerate overnight for 8 hours. reheat in slow cooker until warmed, at least 1 hour.