Make Canned Baked Beans Better

I love summer cookouts because the party food is easy peasy. Boil some corn, grill some hot dogs, slice up a watermelon... you get the idea. One thing I always make since it is a family favorite is baked beans. And not from scratch either. Right from the can (Bush's beans are my favorite.) But even though I can get away with opening the cans and slopping them into my crockpot, I add a few extra ingredients to make them even more yummy -

I add bacon. Sometimes I cook and crumble, many times I buy the crumbled bacon in the bag. You can find it in your salad dressing aisle of the supermarket, near the bacon bits (but for heaven sakes don't by those!)

I add brown sugar. How much? Eh, well, a handful? Depends on how sweet you like your beans. Add and taste, repeat if necessary.

I add onion. Usually one large onion diced for 3 can of beans. You know what else is really good? Those fried onions that usually adorn the green bean casseroles. Dump some of those in too.

I add BBQ sauce. Because everything is better with barbecue sauce.

I have also seen people add kielbasi, peppers, canned tomatoes, red wine vinegar and even molasses. So go ahead, make those baked beans home-made-ish!

Comments

[Amateur Cook]

Thanks for the inspiration on jazzing up plain old canned BB's!

[Brian]

We hope it works out for you!

[Amateur Cook]

It does! I love these ideas.