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It’s summer time. And summer is good. Summer is better, though, with a big ole plate of spicy barbecue-and-bacon baked beans. These are some of the most flavor-packed beans you’ll find. And talk about easy to make, too! It’s not quite as easy as open a bunch of cans and heat, but it’s close to being that easy. A little time in the oven and you’re ready to devour some tasty beans. Double, triple or quadruple the recipe and you’ve got a great dish for a picnic or family get-together!

Ranch Beans For The Win

Much of the flavor in these spicy barbecue-and-bacon baked beans comes from the Ranch style beans. Then along comes a bit of jalapeno spiciness. And just a hint of sweetness. For the BBQ sauce I went with a nice hickory BBQ sauce to add a bit of that outdoorsy flavor.

This dish is also fine made using a brown sugar substitute. It’s not overly-sweet as the recipe is written. You might want to use less and taste it if you’re not sure how sweet you want your beans to be. You can always add more brown sugar. Taking it out is a bit more challenging!

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One of the nice things about this recipe is that I can totally change it up just by using a different BBQ sauce. And that’s why I always keep a selection of Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauces on hand. They’ve got everything from traditional, to smoky, to sweet, to spicy and everything in-between! I’m guaranteed to find one that suits my tastes no matter what I’m making!

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No Heat? No Worries.

Of course you can skip the jalapeno pepper. You can make a no-heat version of this. I would add a bit of green bell pepper in its place just so you get a little of that great pepper flavor, just without the heat.

Also try my peach BBQ beans.

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Spicy Barbecue-and-Bacon Baked Beans

Use a hickory BBQ sauce to add a bit of that outdoorsy flavor.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword baked beans, spicy

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 40

Servings

Calories 386kcal

Equipment

Baking Dish

Ingredients

5 slices bacon
15 ounce Ranch Style Beans drained but NOT rinsed
15 ounce pork and beans drained but NOT rinsed
½ cup your favorite BBQ sauce
1 medium jalapeno diced
1 medium sweet onion chopped
¾ cup light brown sugar
4 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard

Instructions

Cook the bacon until about 3/4ths done. I do this in an oven at 350 F for about 30 minutes, but you can also use a skillet on the stove top. Drain.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Lightly grease a 9×9 casserole.
In a large bowl combine the beans, barbecue sauce, jalapeno, onion, brown sugar and mustard.
Stir in the bacon.
Pour mixture into the baking dish.
Bake 25 minutes or until bubbly hot and the onions are just tender.