Slow Cooker Baked Beans Recipe - How to Make BBQ Baked Beans

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while smoked sausage can be more affordable.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index, while white sugar is often cheaper.

In a frying pan, cook 8 slices of bacon until it just starts to brown; remove the bacon from the pan and set it aside.

Set your slow cooker to the brown setting, then add 1 pound of ground beef, 1 chopped onion, and 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder.

If your slow cooker does not have a brown setting, do this step in a frying pan.

Change your slow cooker to the high setting.

Add 1 pound of dry small red beans, 2 cups of beef broth, and 3 cups of water to the slow cooker; cover and allow the beans to cook for 4 hours.

After 4 hours, add 1 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 cup of molasses, 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard, 1/6 ounce can of tomato paste, 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce, 2 cups of barbecue sauce, and the cooked bacon; mix well.

Cover the beans and allow them to cook for an additional 2 hours or until the beans have reached your desired texture.

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