Texas-Style Baked Beans
Description
Texas-style baked beans made with bacon, brown sugar, beer, barbecue sauce, and jalapeño peppers are perfect for your next backyard cookout.
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon butter, or as needed
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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1 medium red onion, diced
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2 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
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1 pound bacon, diced
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1 medium red bell pepper, diced
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3 medium jalapeno peppers, minced, or to taste
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1 cup beer, or more to taste
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1 cup barbecue sauce
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1 cup brown sugar
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1/4 cup molasses
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6 cups cooked pinto beans
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1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste
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cracked black pepper to taste
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.
2
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onion and garlic in hot oil until onion begins to soften, 5 to 7 minutes. Add bacon, bell pepper, and jalapeños; cook and stir until bacon is browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
3
Stir beer, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, and molasses together in a large bowl. Stir in pinto beans, bacon-onion mixture, garlic salt, and pepper. Pour bean mixture into the prepared baking dish.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and browned, about 45 minutes.