Bacon Baked Beans

Lainey6605's Note:

If you like your beans smoky, add one cup sliced kielbasa before baking.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 6 slices bacon
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 (16 ounce) cans baked beans
• 1/3 cup apricot preserves
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Chop 3 slices bacon.
3. In ovenproof pot over medium-high heat, cook chopped bacon, onion and garlic, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 minutes.
4. Remove from heat.
5. Stir in beans, preserves, vinegar and mustard.
6. Cut remaining bacon slices in half; arrange over baked beans.
7. Bake 1 hour or until bacon is crisp.

Reviews

[breezermom]

I thought 4 stars, DS felt it was 5 stars, so I went with 5. I halved the recipe, but used 4 slices of bacon instead of 3. The apricot preserves were a different addition for me in baked beans....a pleasant surprise. I'll try them again...next time I think I'll add a little diced bell pepper as well. Thanks for posting a deliciously different recipe. Made for Gimme 5 Tag.

[kittycatmom]

So delicious! I wanted to take this to a potluck at work, so decided to cook in my crockpot. I also doubled the recipe. Good thing! They were gone so quick! I precooked my bacon so it would be crispy, mixed the rest of the ingredients and put crumbled bacon on top --wanted to make sure everyone got a bit of bacon too! :) Don't know how many copies of the recipe were made, but it is a winner! Made for PRMR Tag

[Lavender Lynn]

Bacon, the sweetness of the apricot preserves, and fresh garlic made for a really enjoyable pot of beans. Made for Photo Tag, Nov. 2008.