MOTHER EARTH'S BAKED BEANS

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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.

Provided by Terra

Categories Side Dish Beans and Peas Baked Bean Recipes

Time 15h35m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 15

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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

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 394.2 calories, Carbohydrate 58.4 g, Cholesterol 27.7 mg, Fat 9.8 g, Fiber 11.2 g, Protein 20.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 888.3 mg, Sugar 20.6 g