These beans are perfect for a cookout or picnic, or take them along to a potluck dinner or tailgating. Transfer them to the slow cooker to keep them warm for serving. The combination of three kinds of beans and spicy seasonings will be a hit with your friends and family.
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This barbecue bean casserole features a variety of beans, cooked to tangy, delicious perfection with a spicy semi-homemade barbecue sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Beans, Cookout Food
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large can (28 ounces) baked beans
- 1 can (15 ounces) great northern beans, drained
- 1 can (15 ounces) lima beans or butter beans, drained
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 6 strips diced cooked bacon
- 3/4 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 teaspoon spicy mustard
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar, light or dark
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 325 F.
- Combine the baked beans, great northern beans, and butter beans in a Dutch oven or casserole.
- Add the bell pepper, onion, and diced bacon and blend well.
- In another bowl, combine the barbecue sauce with the mustard, brown sugar, black pepper, chili powder, and cayenne pepper.
- Bake at for 1 hour.
- Remove the lid and continue baking for 20 to 30 minutes longer.
