Slow-Cooker Barbecue Baked Beans

Ok, so typically baked beans are well, baked. But if you aren’t one of the lucky ones to have a double oven, then you can’t necessarily make baked beans AND anything else at the same time. I ran into this problem recently when making some barbecue ribs. Of course the perfect side dish for barbecue is baked beans, so I decided to attempt beans “baked” in a crock pot. And they turned out amazing, just as good as baked in the oven.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 3 cans (28 ounces each) vegetarian baked beans, drained
• 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 2/3 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons ground mustard
• 4 slices of bacon, diced and browned
• 2 Tbsp. BBQ dry rub (optional)

Simply combine everything in the crockpot.

Don’t forget the BBQ rub and bacon, never forget the bacon.

Stir the ingredients together, cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours (or on high for 2 hours). 

And there you have it… the best side item for any summer meal.

[recipe inspired by: 

Betty Crocker

]