Slow Cooker Baked Beans

Slow cooker baked beans is a hearty dish with a hint of smoky, tangy, and sweet flavor.

⏱️ 215 min 🔪 Prep: 20 min 🔥 Cook: 195 min 📊 Hard 👁️ 23 views
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Slow Cooker Baked BeansFoto: Spend With Pennies

Ingredients

8 servings
  • 8 slices bacon (plus 2 tablespoons reserved bacon fat )
  • 1 large onion (finely diced)
  • ⅔ cup ketchup
  • ⅓ cup molasses
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar (* dark or light)
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons dry mustard powder
  • ½ g reen bell pepper (finely diced, optional)
  • 56 ounces canned baked beans ( or pork and beans, 2 x 28 oz cans)
  • 15 ounces canned navy beans (drained and rinsed, 1 can )
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Steps

  1. In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crispy. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside, reserving 2 tablespoons of bacon fat. Crumble the bacon and refrigerate for serving.

  2. Add the onion to the skillet and cook until softened, stirring frequently.

  3. In the bottom of a 6 quart slow cooker, combine the onions, ketchup, molasses, brown sugar, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and dry mustard.

  4. Add the beans, green pepper if using, and ½ of the bacon, reserve the remaining bacon for serving. Stir to combine.

  5. Cook on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours.

  6. Garnish with reserved bacon for serving and season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts

Macronutrients

Calories400

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