Chuckwagon Beans

  4.1 – 7 reviews  • Baked Bean Recipes

A truly original and delicious creation!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. ½ pound bacon, cut into small pieces
  2. 1 onion, cut into small pieces
  3. 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  4. ½ cup ketchup
  5. ½ teaspoon dry mustard
  6. 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  7. 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  8. 1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
  9. 1 pinch salt
  10. 1 pinch ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir bacon and onion in pot until the onion is tender, 7 to 10 minutes; add ketchup, dry mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt, and black pepper.
  3. Reduce heat to low and cook bean mixture at a simmer until hot, about 10 minutes; pour into a large casserole dish.
  4. Bake in preheated oven until bubbling on top, 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 241 kcal
Carbohydrate 35 g
Cholesterol 14 mg
Dietary Fiber 9 g
Protein 13 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Sodium 841 mg
Sugars 11 g
Fat 6 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Erin Dixon
I skipped hot sauce and added 2 chipotle peppers. It gave it a very mild kick with a bit of smokiness. As others have said, absolutely save the liquid from the beans and use it later to have some needed moisture. I also skipped the baking portion as it seemed unnecessary. Also, some have sniped about where to put in the beans – when you lower the heat and simmer with beans is where you add the beans.
Randall Robertson
I also added the liquid and did not bake. Excellent side dish!
Christopher Smith MD
This seemed dry, maybe should have used the liquid from the beans? Also the recipe as written does not mention adding the beans with the other ingredients!
Sarah Lopez
Yum! Its great with an assortment of beans too 🙂 definitely would make again
Kristi Baker
This recipe did exactly what I needed it to do! What to do with a can of red beans for a side dish in a hurry? Nothing fancy but pretty good flavor. Like one other reviewer said, “Save the bean juice.” You will definitely need it. I made these in 10 minutes using pre cooked bacon. I think I would have preferred to leave out the dry mustard, or at least cut it back a little, as that flavor seemed to dominate the others just by a tad. Maybe a tbsp of molasses would add even more flavor. I might try that next time. Overall, the beans were good, easy to make, and on the table for a great side with hamburgers. Thanks for the recipe Whino!
Darryl Reed
Do reserve some of the juice from the beans because you’ll need it. Without it, you’ll be adding some water because the mixture will be too dry, thick, and sticky, so use the reserved bean liquid which will add some flavor. The one thing that I really don’t get is why you would bake the beans for an additional 10 minutes. The bacon is cooked so you’re not browning it, you’re not melting anything, so to me, it just seems like an unnecessary step. Just heat and simmer the beans and serve. The recipe author says “…great combination of sweet and spicy.” IMO there’s no “spicy” in this with just a dash of Tabasco for 2 cans of beans, so you’ll need to adjust that to your taste preference if you want a little kick. Also, there’s an omission in the recipe because it doesn’t tell you when to add the beans. I mixed up everything and then stirred in the beans to heat. On the positive side, we did like them.
Mark Brown
I am assuming you put the beans in on step 2.

 

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