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I rarely have the time or patience to make true baked beans from scratch, or make my Grammie’s family famous actual baked beans. That’s why I usually whip up these Crock Pot Baked Beans, satisfy the masses & call it a day!

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Does it matter what type of beans you use?

Hell yeah, it does! Bush’s Baked Beans, or bust, buddy 🤷‍♀️

(Check out the recipe notes below the recipe card for more info about what flavor(s) I like to use!)

Growing up, my dad always had a stockpile of Bush’s Baked Beans waiting in the pantry. Beans are always a necessary staple in Midwestern BBQ culture – and you can’t have pork steaks without beans & some type of potato.

It’s considered sacrilegious, & for good reason. Beans are the glue that holds the BBQ plate together – & a timeless staple on the BBQ menu.

Alright, enough talk. Let’s make some beans!

Easy Crock Pot Baked Beans

This is a super easy throw together dish with a handful of ingredients for Crock Pot Baked Beans – the perfect side dish to go with your BBQ!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings

Equipment

Crock Pot / Slow Cooker

Ingredients

3 Cans Baked Beans 28 oz.
1 Sweet Onion, Diced
4-6 slices Bacon, cooked Sliced into bite-size pieces
½ cup Brown Sugar +1 tbsp if you want it sweeter
¼ cup Mustard
¼ cup Ketchup
2 tbsp BBQ Sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tbsp Minced Garlic
Salt To Taste
Pepper To Taste

Instructions

Place crock pot liner in crock pot, and turn setting on to High.
Pour all 3 cans of Baked Beans into the crock pot.
Combine the rest of your ingredients in the crock pot with your beans, and mix well.
Cover with lid & let cook for 3½ – 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
When done, serve with your favorite BBQ dish! (But be careful – those beans will likely be FIRE hot temperature-wise)

Keyword baked beans, crockpot, Easy, Recipe, Side Dish, slow cooker

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Recipe Notes

The Beans

I always use Bush’s Baked Beans, but sometimes I do switch up the flavors. Original is great, but so are the Country Style, Homestyle, Maple & Cured Bacon, and the Brown Sugar Hickory flavors.
If you’re not sure what flavor you’re going to like most, start with Original or Homestyle. You can’t go wrong with those!

Onion

I prefer sweet onions, but you can use white or yellow if you’d like.

Bacon

I just used the thick cut bacon from Aldi in mine, but you can use whatever you’d like!

BBQ Sauce

I used Sweet Baby Ray’s Original BBQ Sauce. Need some? Check out this Sweet Baby Ray’s Variety Pack on Amazon!

What Crock Pot to Use

I surprisingly fit all 3 cans of the baked beans & all the ingredients in one of my smaller crock pots (4 Quarts). But if you’re in the market for a new crock pot, this one on Amazon has been VERY popular lately. At 8 Quarts and with a programmable digital countdown timer, you can’t go wrong with this one.

How Long to Cook

At least 3 hours on High to really bring out the flavor. 3 and a half to 4 hours is the sweet spot with my crock pot, but if you need to pull them sooner – well, you do you!