Smokey Maple-Bacon Baked Beans

Name: Smokey Maple-Bacon Baked Beans
Total time: 3300 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 slices Bacon, chopped; 1/2 cup Yellow Onion, finely chopped; 2 (15 oz) cans Pinto Beans in Chili Sauce (see NOTES); 1/2 cup Brown Sugar; 1/4 cup Maple Syrup; 1/4 cup Tomato Paste (see NOTES); 1 tsp Smoked Paprika; 1 tsp Ground Mustard Powder; 1/2 tsp Himalayan Salt; 8 slices Bacon, fried crisp & crumbled (garnish, optional)

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Came up with this recipe years ago for a 4th of July cookout. We lived in Germany and everyone in our building stairwell was going to be there - no TDYs or vacations. We had a blast: grilled hot dogs and hamburgers and everyone brought a covered dish and desert. We had a HUGE water gun fight that started with the kids and ended with the adults sporting hoses with power nozzles. We were labelled the 'fun stairwell' and wound up coordinating some epic yard parties. Just found the slip of paper I wrote this recipe on and decided to make this as a side for our hot dog night. I added some smoked paprika to give it a smokey kick. Hubby 'Mmm' with each spoonful, so it's a keeper! The recipe can be halved, doubled or tripled - just be sure to have a large enough bean pot or casserole to hold the amount you're making. Recipe is: © 2002-2022, Sheryl Ann Umstead-Kelly, All rights reserved.

Nona Cooks @NonaCooks

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Ingredients

55 minutes

4 servings

8 slicesBacon, chopped
1/2 cupYellow Onion, finely chopped
2 (15 oz)cans Pinto Beans in Chili Sauce (see NOTES)
1/2 cupBrown Sugar
1/4 cupMaple Syrup
1/4 cupTomato Paste (see NOTES)
1 tspSmoked Paprika
1 tspGround Mustard Powder
1/2 tspHimalayan Salt
8 slicesBacon, fried crisp & crumbled (garnish, optional)

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Steps

55 minutes

1

Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2

Place chopped bacon in a pot over medium heat. Cook the bacon until crisp, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the onion cook 4 minutes or until softened, stirring occasionally.
3

Turn the heat down to low. Add the beans, tomato paste, brown sugar, maple syrup, paprika, mustard, and salt. Mix well making sure to blend the brown sugar in. Transfer the beans to a 1-quart oven-proof pot. Place into the oven and bake, uncovered, for 35 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.
4

Carefully remove pot from oven. Garnish with crisp bacon, if desired and serve.
5

NOTES: Use whatever brand or bean you like, just make sure they're in a chili sauce. I use Hy-Vee Chili Style Beans No Salt Added.
I use tomato paste from a tube. A 6-ounce can of tomato paste is enough for a 2.5 recipe – 1 double + 1 half recipe.