While the dough and filling are both quite simple, it takes the longest to shape the dumplings. Here, I’ve developed an assembly technique that is lot quicker and more carefree and functions whether you boil, steam, or fry them. However, when served in a vinegar-flavored broth, they resemble soup dumplings, which are frequently served with vinegar to counteract the rush of rich, meaty juices that you get when you bite into them.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Servings: | 20 |
| Yield: | 20 servings |
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 ½ cups chopped onion
- 1 (31 ounce) can pork and beans, drained
- 1 (31 ounce) can pork and beans, with liquid
- 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained
- 1 (15 ounce) can lima beans, drained
- 1 ½ cups barbeque sauce
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring (Optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place bacon in a Dutch oven. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside. Place the ground beef and onion in the Dutch oven. Cook until beef is evenly brown and onion is tender.
- Return bacon to the Dutch oven. Mix in the drained pork and beans, pork and beans with liquid, kidney beans, and lima beans. Stir in the barbeque sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, and liquid smoke. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cover Dutch oven, and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 249 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 39 g |
| Cholesterol | 23 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 9 g |
| Protein | 13 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 930 mg |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Scone flavoured
A pot luck favorite
One of the family favorites. Added just a very small amount more of liquid smoke. It’s even better when you make it the night before and reheat it.
These were really good! Next time I would use another bean besides the limas – the green color threw some of my dinner guests off.
These were really good! Next time I would use another bean besides the limas – the green color threw some of my dinner guests off.
I made this recipe for Thanksgiving, everyone loved it so I had to make it again for Christmas dinner! The only thing different I did was I put an extra 1/2 cup of brown sugar in the sweet potato mix. It was an accident the first time I made it but it was soooo good that way, I made it with the extra sugar again on Christmas… delicious!
A favorite for potlucks!
fixed servings for fifty..used a quarter cup of sorgham..got rave reviews from folks…some who even said they don’t like beans!
The limas threw this recipe off. I’m willing to make this again and omit those. Other than that, this was a decent recipe.
These are the best baked beans I have ever made. I followed the receipe exactly with the exception of the Lima beans and it was delicious. My family also enjoys adding a little crumbled sausage
My husband told me that he’d sell me to the “Sheeny Man” if I were to put Lima beans in here, he suggested butter beans. I made this and it was a great turn out.
Good. I used large butter beans instead of green limas. The BBQ sauce had enough sugar so the extra brown sugar was unnecessary.
These are really good beans! I use this recipe as a main dish and it is quite satisfying. Definitely a keeper!
Lima beans are too chalky for this. Substitute Northern beans or black beans for color and flavor variety. The taste is great as is, but there is plenty of room for adjustment of flavors if you wish. Thank you for sharing! Bar-B-Que favorite for us.
I have made this quite a few times, but given how many accolades I received on Mother’s Day for this recipe, I thought I should finally review it. Made minor tweaks: used cannelloni beans instead of lima beans and was lazy and just used packaged bacon pieces instead of frying/crumbling bacon. Cooked it on low in my crock for about 5-6 hours. Delicious…
Good, I think I’ll add just a pinch of cayenne next time.
I cooked the ground beef, onions, and bacon, put it in the fridge overnight, and then added the rest of the ingredients to my crockpot. I turned it on High for 4 hours, and they were delicious! My husband and I enjoyed the leftovers two days later!
Delicious! Followed the recipe exactly as written and the dish was a huge hit for my son’s birthday party. Thank you for sharing! Definitely a keeper!
I made this for a potluck at work last year. I’m not a big fan of lima beans so I substituted them for an extra can of kidney beans. Otherwise, I made the recipe to a “T”. One of the guys I work with raved about it so much that he’s paid me to get all the ingredients and make it again for our halloween potluck this week. YUM!!
Excellent! I have a large family with several teen boys and everyone loves this recipe. I like it because I can prep it in the morning or the night before and let it cook while I’m at work. I add a little garlic and fix corn bread on the side.
I have made this several times now, and it is my favorite! The only thing I change is I added a little more bacon, cause I LIKE it, and I add a couple different beans.