Root Beer Baked Beans

Name: Root Beer Baked Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1/2 pound ground beef; 4 bacon slices; 1 cup diced onion; 3 (16-ounce) cans pork and beans,, undrained; 3/4 cup root beer; 1/2 cup hickory-smoked barbecue sauce; 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar; 1 teaspoon dry mustard; 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper

Root Beer adds a little spice and some sweetness to these baked beans with ground beef and bacon. Sure to be a cookout favorite.

Prep20 min
Cook1 hr 15 min
Total1 hr 35 min
Serves8

Root Beer adds a little spice and some sweetness to these baked beans with ground beef and bacon. Sure to be a cookout favorite.

Root Beer Baked Beans

and now I have a Root Beer Baked Bean recipe to add to my repertoire.

The spice of root beer works wonderfully as a flavoring for food, lending a little spice and some definite sweetness.

One day I’m thinking about having an all soft drink inspired meal. Maybe some 7-up Biscuits, Dr. Pepper Ribs, Root Beer Baked Beans, a Cheerwine Cocktail, and of course Coca Cola Cake. Fun!!!

Note: The root beer adds quite a bit of liquid to the beans so you need to cook them uncovered for a long time to get nice and thick.

Root Beer Baked Beans

Steps

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish.
2
Brown ground beef in a skillet, breaking it into small pieces with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Drain and set aside.
3
Wipe skillet clean and cook bacon until crisp. Set bacon aside and crumble when cool.
4
Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of bacon fat. Saute onion in bacon fat until soft, about 5 minutes.
5
Mix together all ingredients including crumbled bacon and place in baking dish.
6
Bake uncovered for 1 hour 15 minutes.