THE BEST Southern Baked Beans
Southern baked beans! My FAVORITE summer side!! Made with ground beef. Super easy. So delicious. Always the first dish gone at a potluck.
This is my mom’s recipe for baked beans. And no baked beans even come close to these. No restaurant’s or person’s even compare to these.
They are out of this world.
The best part is they are so easy.
It starts with a couple cans of Bush’s Southern Pit Barbecue Grillin’ Baked Beans.
Then you doctor it up with ground beef, green bell peppers, onions, and brown sugar.
The baked beans get caramelized from the brown sugar. They can stand on their own thanks to the ground beef. And they get a zap of fresh flavor from the green peppers and onions.
You could probably try different brands of baked beans if you can’t find the Bush ones. But I’m not 100% sure how that would work. Because I have never tried a different brand.
Can you make these ahead of time?
Yes! Prepare the beans in the skillet until everything is combined. Then cover and refrigerate. Bake when you’re ready to make them!
Can you freeze the baked beans?
Yes! Transfer to an airtight container. Defrost them in the fridge and reheat in the oven, in the crockpot or on the stovetop!
What to serve with these southern baked beans:
You could bring these to literally any cookout.
Or make burgers with this burger seasoning. These beans + corn on the cob would make the best summer cookout meal. And these ice cream sandwiches or strawberry shortcake cups for dessert!!
These turkey burgers or BBQ boneless chicken thighs would also be amazing.
If you aren’t wanting to grill, serve it with BBQ back back ribs.
Watch the recipe video here:
Southern Baked Beans
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 green bell pepper, finely diced
- 1 sweet onion, finely diced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 4 (22 oz) cans Bush's Southern Pit Barbecue Baked Beans
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup dark brown sugar (or light brown sugar)
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 4 teaspoons yellow mustard
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- In an oven safe skillet or dutch oven, add the olive oil, peppers and onions. Cook for 3-4 minutes until the onions are translucent.
- Add the ground beef. Cook, break up the meat, until no longer pink.
- Add the beans, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, and mustard. Stir until the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
- If you don’t have an oven safe skillet, transfer the bean mixture to a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- Transfer to the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Stir the beans halfway through.
Just made this recipe. Added a half of jalepeno for a bit of spice. Taste soo good!
You men never mention what size can that would be helpful otherwise very useful recipe
It only comes in one size, 22 oz cans.
How many people does this recipe serve?
How many does this recipe serve?
Doesn’t say covered or uncovered. What size pan
I just made these baked beans today . Wonderful flavor , plus I double the recipe.
Great for a cold and snowy day .
I had the distinct pleasure of having a version of these about 14 years ago, and the woman flippantly said “can beans, bbq sauce, hamburger and whatever else you wanna add”… and I was SO disappointed that she wouldn’t just give me exactly what she had done… cuz they were amazing. I didn’t even ask her for the recipe until the next day. Asked her momma and then her brother and finally her son to get her to give THEM the recipe. Apparently, I got the best version of her recipe because everyone else got “it was canned baked beans!!!” Lol! They were very disappointed with her response cuz they all wanted the recipe as well.
I’m going to try these, but instead of ketchup, use bbq sauce, and I think they’ll produce a similar result to hers! Thank you!!
Recipe doesn’t specify what size cans of beans or size of dish to bake in , I only assumed it was the 24 oz cans of beans so I used a 9×13 baking dish
It definitely does mention what size cans
Recipe doesn’t specify what size cans of beans or size of dish to bake in , I only assumed it was the 24 oz cans of beans so I used a 9×13 baking dish , recipe turned out great though and it is requested often!
Made this and it was delicious! The only thing I did different was basically double it and I cooked it in the crock-pot instead of baking in the oven. I was heavy on the worcestershire, because I love the flavor it adds.
What size cans of beans did you use in your baked beans with ground beef recipe
I made these into vegetarian baked beans by leaving out the ground beef and bacon. Used two 28oz. cans of Bush Vegetarian Baked Beans, one-eighth cup ketchup, 1 tsp yellow mustard, 1.5 tsp Worchestershire sauce, one-quarter cup brown sugar plus the onion and green pepper. I love the beef and bacon version but could accommodate my vegetarian friends and the carnivorous side of the family raves about this version.
What size can of beans did you use?
I love cooking and trying new recipes your baked beans sounded awesome. Thank you Gary
Made this recipe last night. Super tasty! I added some molasses for some additional flavor depth.
What size cans?
The best ever! Thanks
I absolutely love these beans!! I’ve made this a ton of times and it always gets great reviews..its become my go to for cookouts! I was wondering if anyone has substituted the ground beef for turkey..I have a friend who is allergic to red meat
You could definitely sub turkey for ground beef!
I made with ground turkey and it was delicious. I always sub ground beef with ground turkey in all recipes calling for ground beef. I added black pepper, garlic and onion powder, paprika and Spike seasoning in the ground turkey to enhance the flavor.
The beans were delicious! Had a party and people were going back for seconds and thirds. Other then chopping the onion and green pepper this was a simple and easy recipe. I did have to substitute A1 steak sauce for the Worcestershire but if anything it only enhanced the flavor. Really loved this recipe. Thank you for sharing it with the world!
Just a heads up for you. The brand is, BUSH’S BAKED BEANS.
Not like Anhauser Busch.
Can you please add directions for a crockpot version of this?
Great recipe! Love the baked beans!!
Thank you!!!
I love this recipe!! Just wondering if I can bake these in a crock pot and if so, for how long and on LOW or HIGH. Also, can these be made a day ahead and baked the day of serving? Thank-you!
Yes! You can put it in a crockpot… Add all ingredients to the slow cooker (cook the ground beef in a skillet, don’t put it in raw). Stir until well combined. Cover and cook on high for 6 hours or low for 8 hours.
And yes! You can definitely make them the day before (even 2 days before!). Make it up until baking, cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.
I made these for a family cookout…..fiancee said while cooking, that’s a lot of beans….not a bean was left! I didn’t even put us any to the side not knowing they would all get gone….lol. good recipe!
Love it!!! That makes me so happy!!
Will someone please tell me about how many people this recipe will feed? Expecting about 10 people don’t know if I need to double.
One batch of this recipe will serve 12 people!
Love this recipe!! Can left overs be frozen?
Yes! you can definitely freeze leftovers! So happy you love it!!
I made these for a potluck and they were a hit!
Everyone wanted the recipe 🙂
So happy you loved it!!
This is awesome! It filled my dish to the top so I took some out. I tasted it and it was so good I finished the bowl.
Now I have a new dish to take to gatherings.
Thank you!!!
Sorry, but how can this be recipe if you use can beans? I am from EU, we do this thing all the way.
I have also made this but added some sausage n bacon bits with the hamburger. It’s great