Dutch's Wicked Baked Beans
 
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Baked beans that will even make Chili Heads happy! And a family friendly version that is a big hit with kids.
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Ingredients
  • 6-8 strips of bacon cut into ½ inch squares
  • ½ Medium onion, diced
  • ½ Bell pepper, diced
  • 1 - 2 Jalapeno Peppers, diced (seeding is optional)
  • 1 - 55 ounce can Bush's Baked Beans
  • 1-8 ounce can of pineapple chunks, drained
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar, packed
  • 1 Cup ketchup
  • ½ - 1 Tbs. dry (ground) mustard
Instructions
  1. Saute bacon pieces in fry pan until crispy and remove from pan with a slotted spoon.
  2. Saute onion, bell pepper and jalapeno pepper until tender.
  3. In a large mixing bowl combine beans, pineapple, brown sugar, ketchup and dry mustard.
  4. Stir in bacon pieces and vegetables.
  5. Pour into a 12X9 or a deep 9X9 aluminum baking pan. (While mixing if things look dry, add additional ketchup ¼ -1/2 cup at a time)
  6. Place in a 220-250° smoker for 2½ - 3 hours (make sure temperature of the baked beans reaches 160° ) or place in a 350° oven and bake for 1 hour.
  7. NOTE: If you are making these beans as a side dish for Kansas City style pork ribs, smoke the removed skirt meat for 1-1½ hours, then dice the skirt meat and stir into the Baked Beans.
  8. DISCLAIMER: With the Jalapeno pepper and the dry mustard these beans have the potential for some MAJOR heat. CAUTION should be exercised when feeding these beans to small children and/or the elderly.
  9. FAMILY FRIENDLY: To make this recipe Family Friendly, omit the Jalapeno pepper and the dry mustard.
Recipe by Lang BBQ Smokers Recipe Blog at https://www.langbbqsmokers.com/blog/dutchs-wicked-baked-beans/