These Shortcut Baked Beans are doctored up to have an even bolder, more intense flavour and a deliciously rich, thick texture. Canned beans are used to speed up the cooking time, but these delicious baked beans still pack in the same savoury and sweet flavours as more traditional recipes. With just a few ingredients you may already have on hand, you can turn ordinary canned baked beans into an extraordinarily delicious side dish!
Why You’ll Love These Shortcut Baked Beans
Here’s why you should make this easy baked brown bean recipe:
- Soft and tender without having to deal with the time and labor of cooking dry beans.
- Naturally gluten free, so you can safely make this recipe for anyone with celiac disease or gluten intolerance.
- An effortless side dish to round out any meal.
- Budget-friendly because not a lot of extra ingredients are needed.
- Requires just 8 basic ingredients that you may already always have on hand.
- An easy and delicious way to make canned beans taste as though you made them from scratch!
- After all, baked beans need not take all day!
What Ingredients Do You Need To Make Shortcut Baked Beans?
Here’s what you’ll need to make these easy doctored brown beans. See the recipe card below for the exact quantities:
- Canned Beans – I use Heinz Maple Beans
- Small Onion – Yellow or white onion
- Bacon – The whole package!
- Garlic – Minced or pureed
- Molasses – Just a bit
- Ketchup – Lots of Ketchup
- Brown Sugar – Only a little bit
- Salt – A dash
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How Do You Make Shortcut Baked Beans?
Here’s how to make these simple cheater baked beans:
Step 1: In a large frying pan or skillet fry the bacon until fully cooked. Remove the cooked bacon and half of the bacon fat from the pan, leaving half the fat in the pan.
Step 2: Chop the onion and garlic and fry in the bacon fat until translucent, about 2 – 3 minutes.
Step 3: Add the cans of baked beans to the pan, along with the molasses, ketchup, brown sugar and salt. Chop up and add 2/3 of the bacon to pan. Mix until fully combined, then let simmer for 4-5 minutes.
Step 4: Grease a casserole dish then add the beans to dish. Cover the beans with the remaining cooked bacon, then cover the pan with a lid or tin foil. Bake for 25 – 30 minutes. Let the homemade baked beans rest out of the oven for 10 minutes before serving.
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Recipe Notes For Making The Best Shortcut Baked Beans:
- Most baked bean recipes instruct you to use dried beans, which take hours to cook in the oven. As much as I love traditional baked beans, I prefer using canned beans as a shortcut when making this recipe.
- Leftovers can be kept covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Baked beans can be frozen for up to two months. Just be sure to thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating as directed above.
- Are canned brown beans gluten free? Many brands of canned brown beans are gluten free, including Heinz Baked Beans, which is the brand I typically use. Since all of the other ingredients are gluten free, you can safely make this recipe for anyone with celiac disease or gluten intolerance.
- I prefer to use maple flavoured beans. You can use any type of canned bean for this recipe. If you’re using a regular type of canned bean, you may want to just a bit more brown sugar. Since the maple beans are already sweet I used less sugar.
- Make ahead. The beans can be assembled up to two days ahead of time. Refrigerate covered until needed.
- In a rush, you could skip baking the beans and just continue cooking them in the frying pan for a few extra minutes. Top with remaining bacon before serving.
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Shortcut Baked Beans
Ingredients
- 3 Cans Baked Beans 16.5-ounce can
- 1 Small Onion
- 1 Pkg Bacon 16 oz
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 2 Tbsp Molasses
- 1/2 Cup Ketchup
- 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
Instructions
- In a large frying pan or skillet fry the bacon until fully cooked. Remove the cooked bacon and half of the bacon fat from the pan, leaving half the fat in the pan.
- Chop the onion and garlic and fry in the bacon fat until translucent, about 2 - 3 minutes.
- Add the cans of baked beans to the pan, along with the molasses, ketchup, brown sugar and salt. Chop up and add 2/3 of the bacon to pan. Mix until fully combined, then let simmer for 4-5 minutes
- Grease a casserole dish then add the beans to dish. Cover the beans with the remaining cooked bacon, then cover the pan with a lid or tin foil. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes. Let the homemade baked beans rest out of the oven for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Leftovers can be kept covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- I prefer to use maple flavoured beans. You can use any type of canned bean for this recipe. If you're using a regular type of canned bean, you may want to just a bit more brown sugar. Since the maple beans are already sweet I used less sugar.
- Make ahead. The beans can be assembled up to two days ahead of time. Refrigerate covered until needed.
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