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Easy 30-Minute Baked Beans

BBQ-ready baked beans in 30 minutes: canned pork and beans mixed with browned ground beef, ketchup, brown sugar, ground mustard and cumin, baked until bubbling and thick. Skip the meat for a vegetarian version.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cans pork and beans 16 oz each, undrained
  • 1 pound ground beef or turkey optional
  • 1 tablespoon ground mustard
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 1 cup ketchup

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Pour both cans of pork and beans, juices and all, into a large bowl.
  2. Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat, crumbling it, until no longer pink. Add to the beans.
  3. Add the ground mustard, brown sugar, cumin and ketchup and stir thoroughly until evenly combined.
  4. Pour into a 9x9 glass baking pan, spread evenly and bake 30 minutes until bubbling and thickened.

Notes

A summer cookout staple alongside ribs, burgers or pulled pork.