Southern Barbecued Bean Casserole

Dib's's Note:

This is a great recipe that you can double or tripple with no problems. Also as a barbecue side it leaves you free to make your other dishes as it slow cooks for 2 hours.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb lean hamburger
• ½-¾ cup chopped onion
• ½-¾ cup chopped celery
• ½-¾ cup chopped green pepper
• 1 can baked beans (I use Bush beans with pork and molassas)
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard (Colemans or Keenes)
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cloves garlic , minced
• salt and pepper
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup brown sugar , packed
• ½ cup ketchup
• 1 -2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Directions:

1. Brown the first 4 ingredients-drain.
2. Mix in remaining ingredients, bring to a low boil and reduce heat to simmer and cook on top of the stove for 5 min-stirring often.
3. Transfer to a casserole dish and bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours stirring every 30 min.
4. Add a bit of water if this starts to dry out.

Reviews

[jean]

Very delicious and easy to make. I will cut back on the brown sugar next time.

[David Millsaps]

Too sweet. Basically meatloaf with beans and more of a babecue sauce. It's an OD of sugar- so cut back. Also more bay leaves and a little chili powder can pique it up a little.

[Derf]

This was a very good casserole, made it for our pulled pork weekend. Just as I was about to put it in the oven , i got a phone call, asking if they could bring two more with them, of course i said yes, and added a can of rinsed red kidney beans and a can of Primo spicy red pepper tomatoes. It turned out a little hotter than expected but was enjoyed by all, not a drop left!!I also cut the sugar in half, we loved the combination of flavours and it certainly was a great complementary dish with the pulled pork!! Thanks for sharing Di, have no doubt, we will enjoy these again! I made them the night before and reheated them in the microwave, which worked great.