Mark is an expert at making baked beans. I can’t say I’m always thrilled about this – or about, you know, the effects of said beans – but I can’t deny that the man has a way with beans.
And since I didn’t cook a thing this weekend despite my plans to share a recipe with you (unless you count a can of reduced fat cinnamon rolls that I absolutely did not eat all by myself even though I totally wanted to), I thought I’d give props to my husband today.
Mark’s Baked Beans
4 cans pork & beans, drained
4 slices of bacon, cooked
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
ketchup
mustard
Mix it all together and bake for two hours at 350 degrees. Stir every half hour. Enjoy – but by the spoonful, not the bowlful. Not that we speak from experience in our house. Ahem.
(How impressed are you by this slightly blurry, using natural light Pioneer Woman-esque ingredient shot?)
This is a before baking shot, and so is the top photo. Just so you know.
Mmmm…tasty. In the interest of full disclosure, you should know that this photo was taken in May. But those beans were just as tasty as the beans made this weekend and featured in the other photos.
Now, I should tell you that Mark claims he puts a secret ingredient in his baked beans. I’m pretty sure it’s bacon grease, but honestly, I just try not to think about that. He says there’s another, separate super-duper secret ingredient.
But he’s also pouting because I’m giving away his special recipe for his signature dish. So, please, if you follow this recipe and come up with the best baked beans you’ve ever tasted and then you happen to attend a potluck or BBQ with us, bring potato salad.
Do you have any secret recipes??
This post will be linked to Mouthwatering Monday, Tasty Tuesday, Tuesdays at the Table, Tempt My Tummy Tuesday, and Family Recipe Fridays. It will also be linked to Ingredient Spotlight at Eat at Home.
Are you ready for this? I don't even LIKE baked beans and I eat these ones…
1 lg. can of Campbell's pork and beans
2 small cans kidney beans
2 small cans of white beans
1 lb. hamburger
1 cup brown sugar
1 tblsp brown mustard
2 tblsp vinegar
1/2 c. onions (browned with the ground beef)
1/2 c. ketchup
Drain the beans, brown the beef and onions, and mix it all together. Bake at 350 for about an hour.
You're welcome :-)
I love baked beans ;-) your pics are great! Good job!!!!
How nice for you that your hubby cooks. They look delicious, too.
these look tasty! thanks for sharing them.
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Hi there,
According to your "About Me" page you're a Narnia fan! That's awesome because, on my blog, I'm giving away three free copies of a new book that I think us Narnia fans are going to love. It's called Curse of the Spider King, by best-selling author Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper. If you're interested, Click here to check it out!
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Yum! I have a family bean recipe that is really similar to yours.
Those beans look delicious! His recipe looks similar to mine though I like parts of his better. I don't use bacon, but I'm thinking maybe I should.
Mmmmmm – luv me some baked beans! Alas my hubby does not (i know, it's some kind of sin) so i don't make them – but these look UMmmmmm-azing!!!
haha… i love the potato salad comment at the end! and yes, his beans were super duper yummy. smokehouse quality right there!
I don't have any secret recipes…whatever I cook that turns out good I post on my blog. I do have a recipe that surprised me with how good it was and it's super easy….. BBQ Pork and Bean Bake….http://justcallmecassandrasmom.blogspot.com/2009/10/barbecued-pork-and-bean-bake.html
Hmmm. I'll have to think about that secret recipe.
Much like Phoebe's family in Friends, my grandmother "never mentioned" that her oatmeal raisin cookies were made from the recipe on the Quaker box until we really pressed her for the mysterious recipe. Hmph.
But they are still the best!!
And include no beans… you'll be happy to know.
I have the same recipe and love it. I make it for all my family BBQ's. Geri
I love the ease of this recipe. I'm filing it away in my recipe binder. Thanks for sharing!
I love this recipe!
A good baked beans recipe is a must! I'm glad your hubby has a signature dish. :-) I'd love to know what his super-duper secret ingredient is!!
Thanks for sharing with TATT.
A classic. Makes me think of tailgating! Perfect for a big crowd at a football game. Thanks for sharing on Momtrends.
Are you sure your husband's secret ingredient doesn't come AFTER he eats these??? Haha, I just kid!
These look fantastic!!!!!
Brown sugar and bacon make such good baked beans. Yum. But I do wonder about that secret ingredient…
I’m sad to say that I think it was bacon grease. Just a few drops, but enough for me to be thoroughly annoyed. Partly because, drippings or no drippings, those beans are delicious!