Ground Beef & Baked Bean Casserole

Ground Beef and Baked Bean Casserole Recipe – ground beef, pork, and beans baked in a homemade bbq sauce and topped with bacon. Perfect side dish for holiday BBQs. Ground beef, onion, canned Pork & Beans, ketchup, brown sugar, dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper. Can make ahead and bake when ready.

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The Best Baked Bean Recipe

No BBQ dinner is complete without a good side of baked beans. This Ground Beef & Baked Bean casserole is one of our favorite side dishes. The beans have a wonderful flavor and are a breeze to make. They reminded us of the Tequila Beans at J. Alexander’s, our favorite. You might want to double the recipe if you are feeding a crowd.  We almost ate the pan between the two of us!

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How to Make Ground Beef & Baked Bean Casserole

This casserole is super easy to make. Start with cooking some ground beef in a skillet until no longer pink. In a large bowl, combine the cooked beef with onion, canned Pork & Beans, ketchup, brown sugar, dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper. Pour beef mixture into a casserole dish. Arrange bacon slices on top and bake.

  • I used ground beef, but feel free to substitute ground turkey.
  • You can also use turkey bacon in place of regular bacon. Just make sure to cook it a little bit before adding it on top of the casserole. It won’t fully bake if it is raw.
  • I used dried minced onion flakes. Feel free to substitute fresh onion. If using freshly chopped onion, cook it along with the ground beef.
  • Can Ground Beef & Baked Bean Casserole be made in advance? Yes! You can assemble the casserole ahead of time and refrigerate it before baking. If baking straight from the refrigerator, you will need to add a few minutes to the cooking time.
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What to Serve with Baked Bean Casserole

This casserole has been on repeat at our house. We just can’t seem to get enough of it. These beans have been the star at all of our cookouts. They go with just about everything – grilled chicken, pork, burgers, hot dogs, BBQ. You name it, these beans go with it.

In case you need some inspiration, here are a few of our favorite recipes from the blog that go great with these easy baked beans:

baking dish of ground beef and baked bean casserole

Ground Beef and Baked Bean Casserole

Yield: 6 people
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Ground Beef and Baked Bean Casserole Recipe – ground beef, pork, and beans baked in a homemade bbq sauce and topped with bacon. Perfect side dish for holiday BBQs. Ground beef, onion, canned Pork & Beans, ketchup, brown sugar, dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper. Can make ahead and bake when ready.

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • ¼ cup dried minced onion flakes
  • 2 (15-oz) cans Pork & Beans
  • 6 Tbsp ketchup
  • ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • tsp salt
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 5 slices precooked bacon

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray; set aside.
  • In a large skillet, cook the beef; cook about 10 minutes or until brown, breaking meat up with a fork as it cooks.
  • In a large bowl, combine the beef with the remaining ingredients except the bacon; mix well. Pour beef mixture into casserole dish; arrange the bacon slices on top.
  • Cover with a lid or aluminum foil. Bake about 45 minutes or until thick and bubbly.

Notes:

  • I used ground beef, but feel free to substitute ground turkey.
  • You can also use turkey bacon in place of regular bacon. Just make sure to cook it a little bit before adding it on top of the casserole. It won’t fully bake if it is raw.
  • I used dried minced onion flakes. Feel free to substitute fresh onion. If using freshly chopped onion, cook it along with the ground beef.
  • Can Ground Beef & Baked Bean Casserole be made in advance? Yes! You can assemble the casserole ahead of time and refrigerate it before baking. If baking straight from the refrigerator, you will need to add a few minutes to the cooking time.

Steph

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  1. My mom taught me to make these when I was very young. She got the recipe from my grandmother. Now my daughter makes them…4 generations. Must be a fabulous recipe…LOL. We use a little more ketchup and just yellow mustard. This is so easy I don't even measure anymore. Mom called hers "Bean Pot" because she did actually cook them in a bean pot. I hope lots of people try this recipe because it is easy and delicious. I am making them this weekend for Labor Day.

  2. Hi! Sorry to bug ya but if I had to use a can of bush's baked beans (original) because of not having pork and beans on hand, could you possibly tell me what ingredients in this recipe you would omit? (if any?) Thank you so much for your great blog. I tell so many friends about it. And I seriously make your easy oven potatoes several times a week. My recent fave of yours is the bubble up lasagna. But I have made so many others too… Thanks! Lisa (and Ray)

  3. I make these but mine has molasses and no bacon. I use it as the main course with roasted potatoes and cole slaw.

  4. HOLY heck Chris, was looking at your little picture next to your comment, and you just kind of reminded me of 'home' and I'll be darned, a Tennessee boy. I am from TN and living in Sweden the past year. Looking up a good southern style baked bean recipe (really just to re-verify I didn't forget).

    The food in Sweden is as bland as 1950's american cooking. ;P I mean just awful. Diced potatoes with some kind of creamy stuff that has NO flavor whatsoever and then add fish chunks. No salt, no onion, garlic, just GAG.

    My Swedish husband has gained 40 pounds in the past year because he loves my southern cooking so much. XD XD

    There is no BBQ HERE !! I am from Memphis, dude, where there are probably as many BBQ places as gas stations !! A BBQ restaurant would be SO popular here. Pulled pork I mean !!

    I am definitely going to check out your recipes and bookmark your blog!!

    ;D thanks !!

  5. Japanese Redneck, I LOVE your name lolll

    Also I agree, plain mustard, and I prefer fresh onions, but this is just the good old standard baked beans like they cook in the south.

    If you really want a good tangy flavor add a 2-5 tablespoons of white vinegar. That gives it that sweet/sour flavor.

  6. yep, baked beans are a prerequisite for grillin'! These look good. Never had tequila beans before.

  7. I like this recipe. Another bookmarked. We have a J Alexanders nearby. I'll have to try those beans next time I'm there.

  8. This reminds me of the ones we've been making since I was a kid. Momma always put bacon on them like that. She used regular mustard instead of dijon.

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