Bacon Jalapeno Baked Beans

Baked Beans are one of my specialty sides. I love cooking them up with good barbecue food, or even, you know, since today is Easter, as a side with ham!

This baked bean recipe is all from scratch. Pinto beans baked with a homemade barbecue sauce, then loaded with bacon and some roasted jalapeno for some added flavor and dimension.

My baked bean recipe is smokey, sweet, and has a little heat. Everything I love about making baked beans.

Yout can even make them ahead, then finish them in the oven to get that carmelization of the sugar on top. This is a for sure crowd pleaser!

Bacon Jalapeno Baked Beans

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings: 8 people

Print Recipe

Ingredients

• 32 oz Pinto Beans drained
• 1 lb bacon
• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 15 oz tomato sauce
• 1 whole jalapeno
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp onion powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp ground mustard
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

Instructions

• Cook bacon in a pan. While the bacon is cooking melt butter and stir in brown sugar in a pot over medium heat. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 3 minutes
• While the butter is melting, place your over the flame to get a char all around the pepper. About 2 minutes. De-seed and dice.
• Stir in tomato sauce, jalapeno, worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, cumin, ground mustard, salt and cayenne pepper. simmer for about 5 minutes.
• in a separate pot, pour in pinto beans along with barbecue sauce. stir in about half of the bacon and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Pour the beans into a baking dish, and sprinkle about 1/4 cup of brown sugar along with remaining bacon. Optionally add more jalapeno. Back at 375 for 20 minutes covered in tin-foil. Remove the tin foil and bake for another 15 minutes. Let cool and serve.