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Looking for awesome baked beans recipe

Doing pork butt, mac n cheese, and a few other things for my son's birthday party Saturday. I am looking for an awesome (from scratch, or close to it) baked beans recipe, preferably with some sort of bacon or sausage in it. 

Thanks,

Chris
Killen, AL (The Shoals)
XL, Small, Minimax, and Mini BGEs

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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
    edited August 2014

    I have made these numerous times for different crowds and am always told they were the best baked beans they ever had. I have made them with both Stubbs and Sweet Baby Rays, feel free to sub your favorite rub too and they are awesome. After you put combine the recipe smoke them at 250 for an hour or so indirect with Pecan and cherry chunks. I sometimes add pork butt to them as well.


    28oz Bush’s Baked Beans

    15oz Black Beans

    15oz Pinto Beans

    1 cup Brown Sugar

    1tbs Worcestershire Sauce

    1tbs Apple Cider Vinegar

    1tbs Minced Garlic

    1/4 cup Honey

    1/4 cup Stubbs BBQ Sauce

    2 tbs Fat Boys Cajun Rub

    1/2 cup Ketchup

    2 tbs Yellow Mustard

                                                                
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    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia
  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    Bush's baked beans large can
    Half onion
    Half a green bell pepper
    some Brown sugar
    ketchup
    bbq sauce
    mustard
    some Zing Zang bloody mary mix
    a large shot of jack daniels
    crisped chopped bacon added 
    topped with raw bacon to roast into it
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
  • ericp
    ericp Posts: 152
    @JRWhitee‌ im going to try these. Thanks
  • Phatchris
    Phatchris Posts: 1,726
    I want to try the Pioneer Woman's baked beans... Not quite homemade but look awesome.
    http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/08/the-best-baked-beans-ever/
  • Hic
    Hic Posts: 350

    Large, medium, small and a mini. Egg'n, golfing, beer drinking, camping and following football and baseball.
    Atlanta NOTP suburbia.

  • NecessaryIndulg
    NecessaryIndulg Posts: 1,298
    edited August 2014
    Here is a link to my Calico Beans recipe: http://necessaryindulgences.com/2012/09/calico-beans/

      Calico Beans 

    It has a pound of bacon and a pound of ground beef. :)
    I'm Kristi ~ Live in FL ~ BGE since 2003.
    I write about food & travel on Necessary Indulgences.  
    You can also find me on FacebookInstagram, and Twitter.
  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,017
    Really hard to beat this recipe!

    KERI’S HOG-APPLE BAKED BEANS


    Microwave 8 pieces of bacon, save grease, dice 4 of them for this dish
    2  28 oz  cans of Bush’s Original Baked Beans – do not drain
    ½ c Blue’s Hog Sauce or your favorite BBQ sauce
    3.0 cups of pulled pork chopped fairly fine
    1 21oz can of apple or cherry pie filling – dice so no large chunks
    1 med onion, chopped
    ½ green pepper, chopped
    ¼ c brown sugar
    2 T Worcestershire
    2 T yellow mustard
    ½ t chipotle or cayenne pepper
    1 t Blue’s Hog dry rub or your favorite dry rub

    Sauté onion and green pepper in the bacon grease. Mix all the remaining ingredients in a cast iron Dutch Oven stirring thoroughly. Bake in BGE indirect at 325° dome using plate setter with legs up and some spacers for air flow for 1 hour with NO lid on the DO.



    Source: via thirdeye on 10-24-07. Originator was someone named Keri C, smoking on Tulsa Time
  • DonWW
    DonWW Posts: 424
    The first time I had these beans at a friend's house, I put him in a head lock until he agreed to give me the recipe.  It starts with cooked pinto beans not canned baked beans from a company.  So, it's essentially from scratch.  And with 2 pounds of bacon and a bottle of beer, it won't go wrong. 

    Don

    1 TBS Butter (for dish)
    2 TBS vegetable oil
    2 cloves garlic - minced
    2 red onions - diced
    2 pounds bacon - diced
    4-6 jalapeños- seeded and minced
    2 red bell peppers - diced
    1 bottle beer
    1 cup BBQ sauce (sweet style)
    1 cup brown sugar
    ¼ cup molasses
    4 cups cooked pinto beans - drained.  Pre-cooked is OK.
    Kosher salt to taste

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
    Grease/butter 13 x 9 casserole dish and set aside

    Cook bacon.  Freeze.  Then chop/dice.  Some use a food processor.  Set aside.

    Heat oil in large sauté pan. 
    Sauté garlic and onions until they soften.  Add the chopped bacon, jalepenos, bell peppers.
    Continue sauteing and stir until peppers are cooked.

    In a large bowl, combine beer, BBQ sauce, brown sugar and molasses.  Mix well.

    Add beans and mix.
    Add bacon mixture and mix.

    Salt to taste.  May not need it. 

    Transfer to casserole dish.  Or individual dishes.

    Cook for 45 minutes. Or until brown and bubbling on top.
    XL and Medium.  Dallas, Texas.
  • Not real homemade if you looking to sort and soak your own means but this is really really good beans. When I make it with brisket I put the pan on the egg under the brisket to get some beef drippings to add some more flavor.image

    NW IA

    2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe and Black Stone

  • mgillia
    mgillia Posts: 89

    The following is a crowd pleaser.  We are always asked to make a batch when company is coming. 

    BAKED BEANS

    1 28oz can Pork & Beans<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

    1 16oz can Butter Beans

    1 16oz can Kidney Beans

    1 cup Ketchup

    1 TP Vinegar

    1 pound Sausage (browned)

    1 cup Brown Sugar

    2 TP Mustard

    Dash of Chili Powder

     

    Bake at 350 degrees for 1 & 1/2 hours.

     

    YUM!

    Shiny side up, rubber side down!  PCB, FL

     

  • mgillia
    mgillia Posts: 89

    Let me try it again.  Not sure why it added the namespace prefix stuff:

    BAKED BEANS<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

    1 28oz can Pork & Beans

    1 16oz can Butter Beans

    1 16oz can Kidney Beans

    1 cup Ketchup

    1 TP Vinegar

    1 pound Sausage (browned)

    1 cup Brown Sugar

    2 TP Mustard

    Dash of Chili Powder

     

    Bake at 350 degrees for 1 & 1/2 hours.

    YUM!

    Shiny side up, rubber side down!  PCB, FL

     

  • llrickman
    llrickman Posts: 654
    I got this recipe from my dad he still makes them all the time
    I know this is a little late but maybe for next time.  Ive made the mistake of making these for friends and family now i make them alot more than id like to lol



    End of trail beans

     1  Pound ground beef   cook till done and drain
     1  Pound peppered bacon cut into 3/4” strips cook until done but not crispy
                  drain bacon and save part of the bacon fat to saulte onion and garlic
      1   medium onion chopped
      2   cloves of garlic chopped
     (I use chopped garlic in a jar )
      2   15 oz cans pork and beans
      2   15 oz cans red kidney beans drained and rinsed                   
      2   15 oz cans great white northern beans drained and rinsed
        1/3 cup BBQ sauce (yours to choose)
        1/3 cup ketchup   
         2 Tbl molasses
        1/3  cup white sugar
        1/3 cup brown sugar
        1 Tbl yellow mustard
        32 oz beef broth

        Mix all ingredients into cast iron pot.  Bring to a low boil on ion BGE about 350 degrees.
        Stir frequently.  Simmer 40-45 minutes indirect heat.

    Can also be cooked in the oven same temp and same time I have also done on stove top at med-med hi heat

      Season to taste.  These beans are   
        a meal in themselves!  They are also great with eggs for breakfast or a side for ribs, hamburgers,
        or steak!

    You can adjust the flavor with the mustard and molasses if it taste like it got to much mustard add more molasses or BBQ sauce
    2 LBGE
    Digi Q
    green Thermapen
    AR

    Albuquerque, NM
  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,833
    I really like this one from the BGE website.
    http://www.biggreenegg.com/recipes/barbecued-baked-beans/
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
  • ellssuu
    ellssuu Posts: 2
    JRWhitee said:

    I have made these numerous times for different crowds and am always told they were the best baked beans they ever had. I have made them with both Stubbs and Sweet Baby Rays, feel free to sub your favorite rub too and they are awesome. After you put combine the recipe smoke them at 250 for an hour or so indirect with Pecan and cherry chunks. I sometimes add pork butt to them as well.


    28oz Bush’s Baked Beans

    15oz Black Beans

    15oz Pinto Beans

    1 cup Brown Sugar

    1tbs Worcestershire Sauce

    1tbs Apple Cider Vinegar

    1tbs Minced Garlic

    1/4 cup Honey

    1/4 cup Stubbs BBQ Sauce

    2 tbs Fat Boys Cajun Rub

    1/2 cup Ketchup

    2 tbs Yellow Mustard


    I may try those today.