Aunt Ro's Baked Beans

101 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 86
  • 4 star values: 14
  • 3 star values: 1
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This is my Aunt Ro's recipe for baked beans. It's closer to chili than baked beans, and it's great for a potluck or BBQ.

By Wallyfish
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Ingredients

6
Original recipe yields 6 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet and cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain on paper towels, crumble, and set aside. Drain bacon fat from the skillet.

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  • Using the same skillet, cook the ground beef and onion over medium heat, stirring until the meat is no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain.

  • Transfer the ground beef to a slow cooker. Add the pinto beans, butter beans, baked beans with pork, barbeque sauce, ketchup, and brown sugar to the ground beef mixture; stir to blend well. Cover and cook for 4 hours on High. Top each serving with crumbled bacon.

Partner Tip

Try using a Reynolds® slow cooker liner in your slow cooker for easier cleanup.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
809 calories; 17.3 g total fat; 70 mg cholesterol; 2583 mg sodium. 128.4 g carbohydrates; 38.2 g protein; Full Nutrition

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Karen Pauline
Rating: 5 stars
05/23/2008
Thank you Aunt Ro!!! These are easy and wonderful and the best thing is they stand up beautifully to adjustments if you don't happen to have everything or want to add something. I live outside of the city in the mountains so (especially with fuel costs skyrocketing) I can't just run to a store to pick up extra ingredients. The first time I made these I made them exactly as written... DELICIOUS! Everyone raved! We invited some friends over for a cookout and among them were people who had been here the first time I made these and they asked if I would make them again. This time however I used what I had in the cupboard for beans: black beans pinto beans red bean and Garbanzo beans. I added some chopped garlic and used chopped saute's Brats instead of the burger and threw in a chopped jalapeno for good measure. MORE raves!! I made a huge crockpot full and even had people ask if they could take some home... but no leftovers to speak of. So feel confident with this recipe and make minor changes if need be - this is a keeper!!
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Most helpful critical review

TraySay
Rating: 4 stars
06/24/2008
Removed butter beans added extra baked beans. Also added the bacon while it was cooking in the crockpot but I may use the oven next time. Great recipe everyone loved it and I'll be making lots for the 4th!:)
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101 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 86
  • 4 star values: 14
  • 3 star values: 1
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Karen Pauline
Rating: 5 stars
05/23/2008
Thank you Aunt Ro!!! These are easy and wonderful and the best thing is they stand up beautifully to adjustments if you don't happen to have everything or want to add something. I live outside of the city in the mountains so (especially with fuel costs skyrocketing) I can't just run to a store to pick up extra ingredients. The first time I made these I made them exactly as written... DELICIOUS! Everyone raved! We invited some friends over for a cookout and among them were people who had been here the first time I made these and they asked if I would make them again. This time however I used what I had in the cupboard for beans: black beans pinto beans red bean and Garbanzo beans. I added some chopped garlic and used chopped saute's Brats instead of the burger and threw in a chopped jalapeno for good measure. MORE raves!! I made a huge crockpot full and even had people ask if they could take some home... but no leftovers to speak of. So feel confident with this recipe and make minor changes if need be - this is a keeper!!
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ramoffat
Rating: 5 stars
07/13/2007
We made this for a party and it was a big hit. The only change we made was to add some pressed garlic. Definitely will make this again.
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mermaid
Rating: 5 stars
07/12/2007
This is one of our family's favorite recipes for picnics or a supper meal. Doesn't have to go in a slow cooker. If you don't have one just either simmer on low on top of the stove or place in an oven at 250 temperature. Delicious. Great served with green salad and cornbread.
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Miss M.
Rating: 5 stars
07/30/2009
I have made this recipe several times now and it's always been a big hit. The only change I made was using more bacon. Sweet Baby Ray's barbecue sauce was wonderful with this recipe.
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Michelle43
Rating: 5 stars
08/28/2008
Best beans ever!!! I didn't change a thing.
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elvisfan
Rating: 5 stars
09/28/2009
I had pulled 3 different baked beans recipes off this site to try for Labor Day. My husband LOVED this recipe. It was super flavorful and came out perfect. I doubled the bacon and used Sweet Baby Ray's and it was by far the best I've had.
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Lindsay
Rating: 5 stars
04/14/2011
This is an awesome recipe! Instead of butter beans I used red beans and added fresh jalepenos. Everyone at our bbq loved it. Thanks for sharing!
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TraySay
Rating: 4 stars
06/24/2008
Removed butter beans added extra baked beans. Also added the bacon while it was cooking in the crockpot but I may use the oven next time. Great recipe everyone loved it and I'll be making lots for the 4th!:)
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Cindy Bowman
Rating: 5 stars
07/06/2010
Very easy to make. Everyone loved it who tried it. Will make again. Thanks!! AA recipe. Followed recipe exact also.
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