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Bourbon Bacon Grilled Baked Beans

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Bourbon Bacon Grilled Baked Beans are smokey brown sugar sweetened, tender beans that are full of crispy bacon and caramelized onions and laced with a hint if your favorite bourbon. This tricked out, semi-homemade barbecue staple comes together quickly and easily and is simmered to thick, bubbly, flavor-packed perfection on the grill.

Bourbon Bacon Grilled Baked Beans in a cast iron skillet with a wooden spoon and blue towel

These Bourbon Bacon Baked Beans are cooked on the Barbecue Grill! Say what? You heard me right, folks. What I want to know is why in all of my bean-eating years I have never thought to do this before?!?!

I’m a huge fan of the backyard patio and grill time. Frosty cold beer, delicious smells making all the neighbors jealous, flip-flops, music, kids (waaaaayyyy off in the distance) playing in the backyard. THIS is summer to me in a nutshell. And If I can make the entire meal on the grill, that is even more satisfying, and I do it often!

Sticky Asian Chicken Thighs, Grilled Asparagus, Teriyaki Kabobs, and my Triple Berry Crisp are regular attendees to patio nights.

Jennifer holding a skillet of baked beans

Baked Beans have a lengthy heritage dating back from the Native Americans and early colonists. Traditionally, Baked Beans were parboiled and then stewed in a sauce for a long period of time. Molasses and salt pork were common add-ins, and often the beans were left on the back of the hearth overnight.

Those are the flavors and characteristics that make a fabulous pot of beans in my opinion. Thick, slightly sweet, the salty, smokey bacon….Yes, please!

That being said, sometimes the semi-homemade version is easier for a weeknight grill-fest then the full-on, 4 hour event that is 100% from scratch.

How to make Bourbon Bacon Grilled Baked Beans

This recipe uses a pre-made can of baked beans as a base for the recipe. I prefer Bush’s beans, and I’ve used many others, but Bush’s quality is just better in my opinion. Any brand will do, however.

ingredients being prepped for baked beans

In a 9 or 10″ cast iron skillet, cook sliced bacon and diced onion until the bacon crisps and the onion begins to brown.

Add bourbon, brown sugar, barbecue sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and a handful of other pantry staple spices.

Simmer the beans on a covered grill using indirect heat for about half of an hour. When the beans have thickened and bubbled to the desired consistency, they are done.

Bourbon Bacon Grilled Baked Beans in a cast iron skillet with a wooden spoon and blue towel

Try a few of my other favorite GRILLED recipes:

  • GRILLED PINEAPPLE TERIYAKI CHICKEN KABOBS
  • EASY GRILLED PARMESAN ASPARAGUS
  • GRILLED ASIAN CHICKEN KABOBS
  • GRILLED STREET CORN SALAD
  • GRILLED GOAT CHEESE BRUSCHETTA
  • GRILLED SWEET CHIPOTLE PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CILANTRO LIME CHIMICHURRI

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Bourbon Bacon Grilled Baked Beans

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 339kcal
Author Jennifer Grissom

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound bacon, cut into 1/2" strips
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 16.5 ounce can baked beans, any brand or flavor
  • 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
  • 1/4 cup bourbon
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
  • 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (chipotle or ancho preferred)
  • 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 – 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the grill to a medium-low to medium heat, 300 – 350 degrees.
  • In a 9 or 10" cast iron skillet, add the bacon and onion.
  • Cook over direct heat until the bacon begins to crisp and the onion to caramelize and brown.
  • Move the skillet off of the flame and add the can of baked beans and all of the other remaining ingredients. Stir until everything is well combined.
  • Close the lid on the grill while leaving the skillet on indirect heat (not over the flame).
  • Stirring occaisonally, continue to cook on indirect heat for about 30 minutes, until the beans have become bubbly and thickened to the desired consistency.

Notes

Cook time can vary depending on grill size, temperature, and the amount of time the lid is open.
A 9×9″ or 10×10″ metal baking pan or large sauce pan can be used in place of the cast iron skillet.
Stovetop/Oven Directions:
Crisp the bacon and brown the onion on medium heat on the stovetop. Add the beans and remaining ingredients and place in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until bubbly and thickened to the desired consistency.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 981mg | Potassium: 448mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 99IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 2mg

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