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These Southern Style Baked Beans are a quintessential side dish, perfect for barbecues, potlucks, or any hearty meal. Combining canned baked beans with a rich, tangy, and sweet sauce, and topped with crispy bacon, they’re effortlessly delicious.

Southern Style Baked Beans

Ingredients:

Instructions:

1. Preheat Oven & Prepare Dish: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
2. Combine Bean Mixture: In a large bowl, combine the baked beans with bacon, ketchup, BBQ sauce, brown sugar, yellow mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and pepper. Stir until all the ingredients are well mixed and the beans are thoroughly coated.
3. Transfer to Baking Dish: Pour the bean mixture into the prepared baking dish, spreading it out evenly.
4. Top with Bacon: Arrange the diced thick-cut bacon pieces evenly over the top of the beans.
5. Bake: Bake uncovered for 60-90 minutes, or until the bacon on top is crispy and cooked through, and the beans are bubbly and slightly thickened.
6. Serve: Remove from the oven and serve warm.