Roosevelt Baked Beans with Ground Beef and Bacon

Roosevelt Baked Beans with Ground Beef and Bacon

These cowboy baked beans with ground beef and bacon are an adapted version of the Roosevelt Baked Bean recipe from Yellowstone National Park's Old West Dinner Cookout.

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 20

Servings

Calories 273kcal

Author Amee

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef I used 92% lean
6 slices bacon diced into 1" pieces
1 small onion finely chopped
16 oz can pork and beans
15 oz can kidney beans
15 oz can lima beans
15 oz can butter beans *can swap with great northern beans or cannellini beans (use butter beans if you can find them)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp spicy brown mustard or yellow mustard
1 tsp garlic powder
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
*optional: 1 tsp hot sauce (red (traditional) or green (mild) Tabasco) for a little heat

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Heat a Dutch oven (or large oven-proof skillet) over medium heat and add ground beef and diced bacon. Cook until the ground beef is no longer pink. Add the onions and sauté until softened.
Drain any grease and add the beef mixture back to the pot.
Add the canned beans and remaining ingredients to the pot. Stir well to combine.
Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour.

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