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In honor of summer BBQs, consider serving this mouthwatering side dish to your family and friends this Memorial Day Weekend.
Melanie Cagle, founder of The Cagle Diaries, says her husband loves to "fancy it up" when it comes to baked beans. So, this recipe "is loaded with ground meat and sausage, so it’s almost a meal unto itself," the food blogger says.
"The flavor of the sweet and smoky beans are really complemented by a good potato salad," Cagle adds.
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Get the full recipe below.
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Southern Baked Beans by Melanie Cagle, TheCagleDiaries.com
Makes 12 servings
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 2 Hours
This BBQ baked beans side dish include smokey meats. (Melanie Cagle / The Cagle Diaries)
Ingredients:
8 Strips Bacon
1 Large Sweet Onion
1 Large Green Bell Pepper
1 Large Celery Stalk
3 Cloves Garlic
1lb Ground Meat
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4 15oz Cans Pork and Beans
1 Tbsp. Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp. Wholegrain Mustard
⅓ Cup BBQ Sauce
1lb Ground Meat
1 Tbsp. Creole Seasoning
Whip up this Southern baked beans dish made with ground meat and sausage from the food blog, The Cagle Diaries, in honor of Memorial Day Weekend and National Barbecue Month. (Melanie Cagle / The Cagle Diaries)
Directions:
1. Chop and cook bacon.
2. Remove bacon and put to the side, allowing to drain.
3. Cook the trinity (onion, bell pepper and celery) with garlic in the bacon grease.
4. Add the beans, sugar, mustard and barbecue sauce and stir to combine.
5. Brown the ground meat with the Creole seasoning then add back to the beans along with the bacon.
6. Stir to combine, cover and cook on low for two hours.
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