These Slow Cooker Land Your Man Baked Beans are sure to do just that – land your man! Hearty ingredients like ground beef, bell peppers, and onions is just the start. It’s the seasonings that finish off these iconic beans and will have your man asking for more.
Want to serve these beans at your next cookout? Pair them with my Slow Cooker Hot Dogs and BBQ Beef Sandwiches for a delicious meal everyone will love.
Why You’ll Love This Baked Beans Recipe
There are many ways to cook baked beans but knowing how to flavor them just perfectly takes a little bit of practice. With this “land your man recipe,” you’ll bring together the flavors of brown sugar, ketchup, and mustard for the start of a homemade barbecue flavor. Then, you’ll add a slight twist with taco seasoning and hot sauce for a winning flavor combination.
Using your crock pot takes the guesswork out of how long to cook the beans and gives all of the ingredients time to marry together for the tastiest beans ever. My husband (and family) loves these beans and I know yours will too!
Recipe Ingredients
- Baked Beans – Two large cans of Original Baked Beans. You can use any brand you prefer.
- Ground Beef – One pound of cooked ground beef for this recipe. Not a usual ingredient for baked beans, though it makes it filling and hearty.
- Bacon – Cooked bacon will give the baked beans a smokey flavor, be sure to cook it first for uncooked bacon doesn’t add anything but grease to a slow cooker recipe.
- Brown Sugar – Just a touch of brown sugar sweetens the recipe.
- Onion – Sweet yellow onion is best for baked beans.
- Hot sauce – This is optional; I use one tablespoon of our favorite hot sauce, Tapatio, which made these beans have quite the kick, which my husband and I don’t mind. Leave out the hot sauce, and make sure to buy mild taco seasoning if you don’t like spicy foods.
- Other Ingredients – Ketchup and mustard will help make and flavor the sauce.
Step-by-Step Directions
Step One – Add everything to the slow cooker.
Step Two – Stir everything together until well combined.
Step Three – Cover and cook on LOW for 7 ( up to 8) hours, try not to open the lid during the cooking time. Serve and enjoy!
How to serve
- Side dish – Serve as a side dish along with your pulled pork or ribs. You’ll surely have everyone asking for the recipe.
- Main meal – These land your man baked beans are hearty enough to be served as a main meal (like you would pinto beans or a bowl of chili). Serve with a hunk of cornbread, tortilla chips, or warmed flour tortillas on the side.
- Topping – Yes, these beans would taste amazing over a baked potato, a pile of mashed potatoes, or even over a bed of nachos with cheese.
Recipe FAQs
Canned beans hold up very well in the slow cooker, believe it or not! The sauce is a perfect consistency; the flavor is excellent and only gets better with the other ingredients. It’s no different than baking them.
Yes! Use the same amount of beans but double the brown sugar.
If you have any leftovers, be sure to put them in the fridge straight away. They can be stored in the refrigerator for up to three days or in the freezer for three months.
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Slow Cooker Land Your Man Baked Beans
Ingredients:
- 56 oz Bush® original baked beans (two – 28 oz cans)
- 1 lb. ground beef browned and drained
- 7 slices bacon cooked and sliced
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 1 cup sweet onion diced
- 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 Tbsp. yellow mustard
- 1 oz. packet taco seasoning
Optional Ingredient
- 1 tbsp. Tapitio hot sauce
Instructions:
- Add everything to the slow cooker and stir well to combine.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 7 ( up to 8) hours, try not to open the lid during the cooking time.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information:
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
I found this recipe for land your man baked beans on my favorite recipe site called Just a Pinch. Jenny won a blue ribbon prize for this recipe; it’s a keeper! I hope you enjoy this slow cooker version.
Alley says
Came across this recipe and tried it. The only change I made is that after following the recipe exactly was to chop an onion and saute it in some butter and let everybody stir some into their own servings once the beans were done.
Gloria Ruddle says
Sarah, this was delicious! My husband of 50 years agrees & had seconds. I knew he’d love it! Thank you so much for the recipe. I’ll be sure to try some of your other recipes.
Sunny Dean says
Made this and DH thought he had died and went to Heaven cuz it was that delicious. Now he wants me to make it all the time. I’ve created a monster Do you have any idea how to do this recipe in the Instant pot??
I’d love to make this in my new IP!
Fernanda says
If I make half the recipe, do I cut time in half????
Sarah Olson says
I’d say about 5 on low would work fine.
Brynne says
This looks delicious! My husband actually probably wouldn’t care for it, it’s too similar to chili for him to consider it baked beans and it’s too similar to baked beans for him to consider it chili. He’s a difficult guy sometimes XD
Rosalynn says
If I’m short on time to make this delicious recipe. Can I cook on high for 3-4 hrs? ☺️
Sarah Olson says
Yes! Should be fine!
Betty Cartwright Cawthra says
I am preparing this recipe for dinner tonight. The beans smell amazing and I know my husband will love my selection for dinner. We cheated and already tasted the beans before they simmer all day. Oh my, delicious! Thank you, Sarah Olson.
Brenda says
I’m new to this awesome site…I can’t wait to try all these wonderful, slow cooker/crock pot recipes. I love my crock pot. 🙂
Sarah Olson says
Hi Brenda! You came to the right place!
karen macrury-sweet says
I made the baked beans and it turned out awesome… everyone loved it
Sarah Olson says
That’s so nice to hear! We really loved the recipe too!
Kathryn says
This recipe is the same like my grandmother was making. I can`t wait to make it for my nephew.
Ron says
Love the recipe, I did though make some substitutions
I used real maple syrup instead of brown sugar
Spicy stone ground mustard
I also cut the ketchup in have and used Thai chili sauce for the other half
Family went crazy for it
Sarah Olson says
Hi Ron, I love what you did with the recipe, it sounds spicy and delicious.
Michaela says
My mother made blueberry boy bait a lot when I was growing up – it is delicious! Basically a big blueberry muffin. My dad was always pretty pumped when he found out we would be having it at dinner.