Description
The best Skillet Barbecue Baked Beans with Bacon Recipe EVER! – Bonus: you can make these beans in the oven or over the campfire. (campfire beans recipe)
Ingredients
Scale
- Â 5 slices Wright Hickory Smoked Bacon
- 2/3 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 15 oz can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 15 oz can light red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 15 oz can navy beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cups high-quality barbecue sauce (I use Stubb’s BBQ sauce)
Instructions
Stove/oven:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a 12 inch oven safe skillet or dutch oven, cook bacon til crisp.
- Remove bacon, keeping drippings in skillet. Add onion and pepper to skillet and cook until browned. (about 4 minutes.)
- Add beans and barbecue sauce to skillet and stir til ingredients are combined.
- Break bacon in half and add to skillet. Â Gently stir bacon into the mix until covered with sauce and beans.
- Bake in oven 20 to 25 minutes.,
Campfire instructions:
- In a 12 inch cast iron skillet with a lid or dutch oven, cook bacon til crisp.
- Remove bacon, keeping drippings in skillet. Add onion and pepper to skillet and cook until browned. (about 4 minutes.)
- Add beans and barbecue sauce to skillet and stir til ingredients are combined.
- Break bacon in half and add to skillet. Gently stir bacon into mix until covered with sauce and beans.
- Bring beans to a low boil, then cover with lid and move to low heat area of the campfire. Â Simmer about 45 minutes, checking beans occasionally and add a bit of water if beans are looking too dry.
Enjoy!
Notes
Note: Â You can make this recipe ahead of time and finish the last step over your campfire!