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Slow Cooker Barbecue Baked Beans Recipe
This tasty barbecue beans recipe makes a flavorful meal in its own right because of its hearty ingredients, which include beef, bacon, onions, garlic, three types of beans and more. The crockpot was originally invented as a bean cooker so this recipe is keeping the tradition alive in a modern way. Some of the best crockpot recipes include beans and this barbecue baked beans recipes certainly contains plenty of flavor.
This is a sweet, spicy, and rich tasting recipe, which you will want to make over and over again, and the kids will love it as much as the adults do. Feel free to leave out the beef if you want to make a side dish only. You can also leave out the liquid smoke flavoring if you do not have any or if you are not bothered about having a smoky taste.
If you have only used your slow cooker for crockpot appetizer recipes and other crockpot meals, we strongly recommend this tasty beans recipe because it shows you just how versatile slow cooking is and how you can make healthy, protein-packed meals like this barbecue beans recipe in just a few hours. If you are going out for half a day, this is a nice recipe to make because you simply brown the bacon and beef and add them to the slow cooker with the other ingredients. Let everything cook for five hours and then the dish is ready to serve. You can serve this with mashed potato or bread. It is quite a liquid dish so serve it in bowls rather than on plates.
Barbecue Baked Beans Recipe with Ground Beef
Ingredients -
1 lb ground beef
15 ¼ oz can red kidney beans
¾ cup chopped bacon
1 minced clove garlic
1 tablespoon hot sauce
1 tablespoon salt
1 cup ketchup
15 oz can lima beans
1 finely diced onion
1 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring
32 oz baked beans with pork
Preparation:
Sauté the beef in a skillet until it is browned all over, then drain the fat off and set it aside.
Sauté the bacon in the skillet until browned, then drain the fat off.
Add all the ingredients to the crockpot and cook for 5 hours on a low heat.
(Serves 4)
Photo Description:
This barbecue baked beans recipe is really flavorful and it is a combination of beans, beef, bacon, onion and more. This is a wonderful meal on its own or you can serve it with potatoes or French fries as a complete dinner. Healthy crockpot recipes like this barbecue beans recipe are proof that not every crockpot meal is creamy or fattening. Actually, you can make some really low fat, low calorie slow cooker dishes with fresh produce. This recipe is high in protein and, as you can see from the picture, it is appealing and looks juicy. The smoky flavor is really nice and the bacon adds a salty and mouthwatering flavor.
