Skillet Baked Beans
These irresistible savory, sweet beans are infused with smoky bacon that makes them mouthwateringly delicious!
Equipment
- oven safe cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, cut into ½ inch pieces
- ½ small onion, finely diced
- ½ small red bell pepper, chopped
- 28 oz can pork and beans
- ¼ cup barbecue sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325℉.
- Cook bacon in a cast iron skillet until browned and crispy. Remove the cooked bacon from the skillet using a slotted spoon and place it on a paper towel lined plate to drain off excess fat.
- Add the diced onion and red bell pepper to the bacon fat in the skillet. Cook over medium heat until onions are translucent and peppers are soft, about 5 minutes. Turn off heat.
- Add beans, bbq sauce, brown sugar, mustard, pepper and Worcestershire sauce to the skillet.
- Stir to combine all the ingredients.
- Top beans with cooked reserved bacon.
- Place skillet in preheated oven and bake uncovered for 1-1½ hours until nicely thickened.
- Serve hot.