Beans and Peas Recipe ⇾ Mother Earth's Baked Beans

Slow-cooked richness in a fast-paced world, this hearty recipe is sure to add comfort and satisfy the largest of appetites. You'd swear it was almost homemade.

Ingredients

• 1 pound thick-cut bacon
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 ⅓ cups brown sugar
• ½ cup barbeque sauce (such as Sweet Baby Ray's® Honey)
• ½ 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

Cooking Directions

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Cook on Low for 6 hours; refrigerate overnight for 8 hours. Reheat in slow cooker until warmed, at least 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts

• calories394.2
• carbohydrateContent58.4 g
• cholesterolContent27.7 mg
• fatContent9.8 g
• fiberContent11.2 g
• proteinContent20.8 g
• saturatedFatContent3.3 g
• sodiumContent888.3 mg
• sugarContent20.6 g