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Easy Slow Cooker Baked Beans Recipe
Once you try these Buddha’s Baked Beans, no baked beans recipe will ever be the same.
This baked beans recipe is loaded with ground beef, tons of bacon, barbecue sauce and sweet brown sugar. That’ll just give you an idea of how ridiculously delicious these beans are going to be.
Making this recipe in a slow cooker or crock pot is such an easy way to do it, especially for bbq’s or parties. You literally just dump everything into your slow cooker and set it on low.
Then once these baked beans are done you can just set out your slow cooker to serve. That way the beans will stay warm throughout your party and you don’t have to wash another serving dish.
What Ingredients Do I Need To Make Buddha’s Baked Beans?
Even though this baked beans recipe is simple, the flavors go perfectly together. There’s not really a lot of substitutions that I’d make here, this recipe is so perfect as is!
Ground Beef: You’re going to brown the beef and drain any dripping before adding it to the slow cooker.
Onion Soup Mix: Those little packets that you have shoved back in your pantry…break one out for these beans!
Baked Beans: I know it seems weird to have an ingredient that is also the name of the recipe…but we’re starting out with canned baked beans and adding tons of flavor! Because who really just eats baked beans straight form the can…
Bacon: Lots of crispy, cooked bacon is stirred into these beans for tons of crunch and flavor.
BBQ Sauce: You can use your favorite brand here, mild or spicy!
Brown Sugar: We added brown sugar to sweeten up these baked beans, making them super addicting for all ages.
How Can You Tell When Baked Beans Are Done?
Since we’re using canned beans for this recipe, really all you need to do is warm the ingredients up. So, even though the flavor will get better as these beans cook together with the beef, bacon and bbq sauce, they’re really “done” after a few hours of warming through.
But do let these crock pot baked beans go the full 6 hours if you have the time to let them cook, because the flavor will be so much better.
How to Make These Baked Beans On The Stove Top & In the Oven
Yep. This is the most flexible side dish recipe ever. So depending on your party needs, we’ll tell you how to make these loaded baked beans all 3 ways!
Stove Top Instructions:
Add all the ingredients (ground beef already browned) to a large pot or dutch oven. Stir together to combine and let the beans simmer for at least an hour until warmed though. Keeping the beans on low heat until your ready or even during your party will only make them taste better!
Oven Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Add all the ingredients (ground beef already browned) to a large oven proof pot or dutch oven and stir to combine.
Cover the pot with a lid or tightly with foil and place in the oven for 1-2 hours, stirring during cooking. Keep the baked beans in the oven on low (200-250) to keep warm until ready to serve and/or during your party.
All I can tell you is that these beans are epic. One bite and you’ll never heat up beans from the can again!
PIN IT!
What Can I Make To Go With These Baked Beans?
Like I said, you can eat these beans just for dinner – but here are some dinner ideas to go along with baked beans!
- Whiskey Burgers
- Dan’s Double Down Flank Steak
- BBQ Party Ribs
- Root Beer Sticky Ribs
- Slow Cooker Sticky Chicken Legs
- Thai Coconut Pork Kabobs
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PrintBuddha’s Baked Beans
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
Buddha’s Baked Beans are the best baked bean recipe you’ll ever make! These slow cooker baked beans are loaded with beef and bacon so they eat like a meal!
Ingredients
- 3 (41 oz.) cans baked beans
- 1 (15 oz.) can red kidney beans
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- 1 (2.6 oz) package Lipton Onion Soup Mix
- 1 lb. ground beef, browned and grease drained
- 1 lb. bacon, cooked until crisp and chopped
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a slow cooker.
- Stir and cook on low setting for 6 hours or on high setting for 3.
- Keep warm until ready to serve.
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
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These sound amazing! Can’t wait to try them at our next BBQ!
Let me know if you do, they are so good!
These sound so, so good! Perfect accompaniment to so many dinners!
★★★★★
Or even on their own!
I can’t wait to make these! These baked beans have all the good things!
They sure do you have to try them!
I’ll take a double scoop, please ;)
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My husband is such a big baked bean fan and he would love these!
I do too! I hope he does, let me know!
Is it really (3) 41 ounce cans? Or 123 oz of baked beans? Can you use any baked beans?
Yes, the brand I used was 41 ounces, 2 lbs. 9 ounces. If your brand doesn’t have that exact measurement just find the closest you can!
Can I use any kind of baked beans with this recipe?
Yes you can use whatever brand you like!