Spicy Baked Beans
Spicy Baked Beans will rock your world! These delicious baked beans have a wonderful kick from the cayenne pepper in the recipe. Great for summer holiday parties, backyard barbecues, family reunions or potlucks.
Equipment
- 1 10x15" glass baking dish
- 1 large skillet to cook the bacon
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
Ingredients
- 96 oz. cans baked beans (six 16-ounce cans)
- 16 oz. thick sliced bacon enough to cover top of casserole
- 16 oz. Ketchup
- 1 /2 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1/2 medium onion chopped
- 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 4 tbsp. honey
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Instructions
- Place beans in a large greased casserole dish.
- Precook the bacon until almost done.
- Cut about half of the bacon into 1-2 inch pieces and mix in with beans.
- Stir ketchup, brown sugar, onion, honey and garlic powder into beans.
- Sprinkle carefully with cayenne pepper over top of casserole. (This is what gives the casserole a little kick).
- Then layer the remaining bacon over top of casserole.
- Bake, covered, in a 350° oven for 2 hours or longer until no longer soupy, but NOT dried out.
Notes
NOTE: Be very careful sprinkling the cayenne pepper over top of the ingredients in the baking dish. You want even coverage, not a spot that has too much cayenne!
NOTE: This recipe can also be made in the crockpot. Cook on low until beans thicken but are not dried out--approximately 4-6 hours.
NOTE: You can't omit the cayenne pepper in this recipe because then the beans will be too sweet.
NOTE: To keep this recipe gluten free, make sure your baked beans are gluten free.
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Nutrition
Calories: 419kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 14gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 1230mgPotassium: 738mgFiber: 10gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 235IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 116mgIron: 3mg
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