Slow-Cooker Boston Baked Beans
by Alice Currah on Jul 2, 2015
Made in a crock-pot, this baked beans recipe uses sauteed onions, bacon, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, cider vinegar, and molasses to give it its sweet, tangy, and savory rich flavor.
- Servings
- 12
- Prep time
- 15 minutes
- Total time
- 375 minutes
Ingredients
- ½ pound bacon
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- Two 28-ounce cans pork and beans
- 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
- ¼ cup molasses
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1½ tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
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Cut the raw bacon into small pieces and fry until half way cooked. Using a paper towel, soak up all but 2 tablespoons of the rendered fat and discard.
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Add the onions to the pan and continue to cook for 5 minutes.
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Transfer the bacon and onions to a slow cooker. Mix in the BBQ sauce,molasses, cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Cover the slow-cooker with the lid and cook on low for 6 hours stirring occasionally to make sure the beans on the bottom do not burn.