Mama's Southern Baked Beans

Thick and rich with just the right amount of sweetness, these baked beans are a perfect side dish for whatever you cook up for your next gathering. 

CLASSIC SOUTHERN BAKED BEANS

Mother's easy to make baked beans are just that,  EASY.  This classic dish has canned pork n' beans, onions, bell pepper, brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire, and the star, Bacon.  

I could not post my mother's Potato Salad recipe (previous post) without posting her Southern Baked Beans recipe, also.  Like the potato salad recipe, I have had this one in my head for years too.

I watched my mother make her potato salad and baked beans a gazillion times, and I don't remember her making one without the other, but I suspect that there were times when she did.

I know what the ingredients are in her baked beans, but I am not sure about the exact amount of the ingredients each time. 

All I can go on is how I remember my mother's baked beans tasting. I have created the amounts of the ingredients that my family likes, and I remember how my mother's recipe tasted.

Sometimes, depending on how much time I have to cook the beans, instead of cooking the bacon and then adding it to the beans, I will just lay the uncooked bacon across the top and cook with the beans.
  

Either way, they have bacon in them, which is a win-win as far as flavor. he! he!

Mother always used a recipe when she did her baking, but she rarely used one when she did her cooking. 

I have seen several different recipes for baked beans, but I would say that these baked beans are an all time classic recipe that is from the time when my mother began cooking in the 40's and 50's.

Life was simple and delicious, just like these baked beans are.  

Hope you get to make some for your gatherings soon.  Enjoy!

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WHAT YOU NEED FOR SOUTHERN BAKED BEANS

Canned pork n' beans

Onion

Bell pepper

Brown sugar

Ketchup

Worcestershire sauce

Mustard

Bacon

HOW TO MAKE SOUTHERN BAKED BEANS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. 

In a large mixing bowl, combine pork n' beans, onions, bell peppers, brown sugar, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard.

Pour the mixture into a large baking dish.

Arrange the bacon pieces across the top of the beans.  

Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the bacon is well cooked.

We like our baked beans on the sweet side.  The brown sugar can be adjusted to more or less depending on how sweet you like your baked beans.

Judging by how many servings you will need, this recipe may be cut in half or increased to double the recipe.

Sometimes, I mix the bacon in with the beans instead of just on top.

The bacon is easier to cut when cold right out of the refrigerator.

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This recipe was first published in September 2009.  Updated February 2024