Homemade Baked Beans

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked beans, BBQ, homemade, side dish, smokey

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Calories: 280kcal

This smokey, sweet and zesty recipe will be a sure hit at your next dinner or barbeque. This recipe is easy to make and was created to be cost friendly but you can add whatever additional flavors you want!

Equipment

1 dutch oven

Ingredients

30 oz Ranch Style Beans 2 15 ounce cans, do not drain
1 cup Chicken stock
½ cup Sweet onion about ½ medium onion
2 Chipotle chilies in adobo sauce chopped
1 Tablespoon Adobo sauce
1 cup Green bell pepper 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
2 cloves Garlic minced
1 pound Ground turkey
2/3 cup Ketchup
2 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
¼ cup Brown sugar
1 Tablespoon Smoked paprika
2 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400° F (204° C).
In a medium Dutch oven over medium high heat, cook the ground turkey in a skillet until it is no longer pink. Season with salt and pepper as needed.
Add the remaining ingredients. Stir to combine. Continue to cook for 5 minutes.
Cover and put in 400° oven. Cook for 30-35 minutes to allow ingredients to come up to temp.

Notes

I used dark brown sugar but you can use light brown sugar if you prefer.
If you like the flavor of molasses, feel free to add, starting with 1 Tablespoon and increasing to taste.
This recipe was made in a Dutch oven but you can use whatever oven safe and stovetop safe vessel you choose just make sure it is large enough to hold all the ingredients.
To be respectful of cost and calories, I used lean ground turkey (93% lean) but If ground beef is more your thing feel free to use that instead. Just make sure to drain the fat before adding the other ingredients.
You can also add other ingredients such as chopped, fried bacon; or a squirt of yellow mustard or vinegar if more tartness is desired.