These baked beans are so flavorful, quick and easy to make, and they make great leftovers (but you probably didn’t have any leftovers since they taste so good!). If you are new to using your Dutch oven, this is a great recipe to start with.
Ingredients:
1 pound bacon
4 cans of pork and beans
1 tablespoon mustard
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1 chopped onion
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Cut bacon into 1 to 2-inch pieces. Heat the Dutch oven, and then cook the bacon in the Dutch oven. When finished, drain the oil. Add pork and beans, mustard, ketchup, chopped onion, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and cook on the coals until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes.
The only real preparation involved in these is to cut the bacon and chop the onion, so this dish is ideal for camping. You could make things even easier by cooking the bacon and chopping the onion at home and then assembling at camp.
These are a great side dish for hot dogs, burgers, chicken, just about any camp food. You can also make them at home, either with your Dutch oven or using another baking dish. Precook the bacon and freeze and keep the pork and beans cans and you have a dish you can throw together whenever you need something quick and easy. You can easily make more by doubling or tripling the recipe, which makes it a great dish when you have something to bring to a family potluck, church, or neighborhood trip.
