Keri's Baked Beans (The World's Best!)

Name: Keri's Baked Beans (The World's Best!)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1 pot, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 -4 slices bacon, diced; 2 (28 ounce) cans baked beans, mostly drained (used Bush's Baked Beans. This was modified from the original 2 (16 oz); 1/2 cup barbecue sauce (I make my own sweet & spicy BBQ sauce, but Blues Hog was used in the original recipe); 1 lb pork sausage (The original called for leftover smoked pork or beef, I didn't have any BBQ leftover so I used this); 1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling (chop up the big chunks some); 1 medium onion, chopped; 1/2 green pepper, chopped; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons mustard (prepared); 1 teaspoon dried chipotle pepper (or cayenne pepper optional, to taste*); 1 teaspoon your favorite barbecue rub (Blues Hog rub was used in the original)

Submitted by StayHome Chef

"I was trying to find a good baked bean recipe to bring over to a friends house for a party. I love barbecue, and I frequent a website called The Smoke Ring. The members on the site kept saying over and over again that Keri's Baked Beans were the best, so I decided to give them a try. Let me tell you, they are the BEST. Don't let the apple pie filling scare you... A big thank you goes to Keri for developing this recipe. Enjoy"

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 1 pot
Serves:: 12

ingredients

3 -4 slices bacon, diced
2 (28 ounce) cans baked beans, mostly drained (used Bush's Baked Beans. This was modified from the original 2 (16 oz)
¹⁄₂ cup barbecue sauce (I make my own sweet & spicy BBQ sauce, but Blues Hog was used in the original recipe)
1 lb pork sausage (The original called for leftover smoked pork or beef, I didn't have any BBQ leftover so I used this)
1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling (chop up the big chunks some)
1 medium onion, chopped
¹⁄₂ green pepper, chopped
¹⁄₂ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons mustard (prepared)
1 teaspoon dried chipotle pepper (or cayenne pepper optional, to taste*)
1 teaspoon your favorite barbecue rub (Blues Hog rub was used in the original)

directions

Brown pork sausage and remove from pan. When cooled, break into smaller bits.
Brown bacon and remove from pan.
Saute onion and green pepper in bacon grease and remove from pan.
Mix all ingredients into a large baking dish and bake at 325º for 1 hour, or simmer on stove top in large pot for 30 minutes if you don't have time to do them in the oven.
This is a rather spicy recipe due to the chipotle/cayenne powder. Feel free to leave it out if you'll be feeding those who prefer a less spicy taste.

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Reviews

Made half a recipe and cooked on the stove. Loved all the great flavors, nice and spicy but not too much. I used homemade apple pie filling that I had in the freezer.

adopt a greyhound
I brought Keri's Baked Beans to our 4th of July BBQ and received numerous complements and requests for the recipe. I substituted a package of 'Evergood naturally smoked Chipotle Sausage' for the 1lb of smoked sausage and chipotle seasoning in the recipe -- my family prefers a subtle level of spiciness, and this was perfect!

tclodge
awesome stuck to recipe..Yummy everyone loved

MICHELE H.
Absolutely great idea combining beans with the apple pie filling! I currently have several homemade BBQ sauces in the fridge so was able to use some of that in this recipe! The resulting beans were almost totally devoured during a small neighborhood potluck that we attended, & there were raves coming from everyone! Many thanks for sharing this great recipe! [Made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in this Spring's round of Pick A Chef]

Sydney Mike
GREAT recipe...to eliminate the hollow calories of the Apple pie filling......I used a grated Red Delicious apple and I substituted some pork butt (that I had in the Sous Vide at 136.5 F for 48 hrs...VERY tender) for the bacon and I browned the butt on the stove to add some texture. All in all.....likely the BEST beans I have tasted to date!

Gordon J.