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Spicy Baked Beans with Bacon

Throw out all of your other baked bean recipes. These Spicy Baked Beans with Bacon will become your permanent go-to bean recipe. Sweet, spicy, and insanely delicious.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Servings: 10 Servings
Author: Maggie @ Cupcakes and Sarcasm

Ingredients

  • 10 Slices Bacon, chopped
  • 1 Sweet Onion, chopped
  • 2-3 Jalapeños, diced + more for serving (if desired)
  • 3 Garlic Cloves, finely minced
  • 54 Oz Can of Pork and Beans (undrained)
  • 1/4 Cup Ketchup
  • 1/4 Cup Molasses
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar (packed)
  • 1/4 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 2 Tsp Dried Mustard
  • 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/2 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
  • 1/4 Cup Chopped Fresh Parsley, divided

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 13x9” baking dish with non-stick spray and set aside.
  • In a large pot (or high-walled skillet), add the chopped bacon pieces over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring often, until the bacon pieces are crispy. Remove the bacon pieces to a plate lined with paper towels, leaving the bacon grease in the pot.
  • Add the onion and jalapeño to the bacon grease and cook over medium-high heat until they are soft, about 3-5 minutes. Then add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  • Add the can of pork and beans and still well to incorporate. Then add the ketchup, molasses, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, dried mustard, black pepper, cayenne pepper, TWO tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, and HALF of the bacon pieces. Stir well.
  • Let the bean mixture cook for a few minutes to come together. Then carefully pour the beans into the prepared baking dish.
  • Cook in the oven for 2-3 hours. Your cooking time will depend on how thick you like your beans. I prefer mine on the thicker side, so I pulled mine at about 3 hours. Stir once or twice while the beans are cooking (oil may pool a little at the top, don’t worry it will mostly cook off).
  • When the beans are almost done to your liking, stir the beans and then sprinkle the remaining bacon pieces over the top to heat through.
  • Once the beans are done to your liking, remove from the oven. Top with the remaining chopped parsley and some jalapeño slices (if desired). Let the beans cool before serving. Enjoy!!

Notes

Customize your heat. For a more mild heat, add 2 finely diced jalapeños and leave the seeds out. For spicier beans, add 3-4 jalapeños and include some of the seeds.