Name: Red Bell Pepper and Bacon BBQ Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Cannellini White Beans, 15.5 oz can: 16 oz; Bacon: 2 strips; Red Bell Pepper, chopped: 1/4 pepper; White or Yellow Onion, diced: 1/2 onion; Barbecue Sauce: 1/4 cup; Water: 1/4 cup; Brown Sugar, medium: 2 tbs; Apple Cider Vinegar: 1 tsp; Dijon Mustard: 1 tsp; thyme, dry: 1/2 tsp; Sea Salt: to taste; Black Pepper, freshly ground: to taste

Super easy bbq beans using canned white beans, bbq sauce, red bell pepper and bacon.

Yum! Who doesn’t love rich, savory, saucy, silky BBQ beans!

This easy bbq bean recipe comes together quickly with the aid of canned beans and a few items from the fridge. A bit of bacon (or ham) adds smoke and a bit of fat, for a super rich, silky result that defies the 20 minute prep time.

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Red Bell Pepper and Bacon BBQ Beans

Overview | Red Bell Pepper and Bacon BBQ Beans

Cuisine: American

Recipe Time: 20 minutes (Prep 5 minutes, Cook 15 minutes)

Yeild: 4

Cooking Temp: medium

Recipe Ingredients | Red Bell Pepper and Bacon BBQ Beans

+ × 16 oz Cannellini White Beans, 15.5 oz can
+ × 2 strips Bacon
+ × 1/4 pepper Red Bell Pepper, chopped
+ × 1/2 onion White or Yellow Onion, diced
+ × 1/4 cup Barbecue Sauce
+ × 1/4 cup Water
+ × 2 tbs Brown Sugar, medium
+ × 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
+ × 1 tsp Dijon Mustard
+ × 1/2 tsp thyme, dry
+ × to taste Sea Salt
+ × to taste Black Pepper, freshly ground

Adjust Servings

Steps | Red Bell Pepper and Bacon BBQ Beans

Chop onion, red bell pepper and bacon and sauté.

Add butter, chopped onion, red bell pepper and bacon to a heavy pot. Over medium heat sauté the vegetables and brown the bacon, about 3 - 5 minutes.

Once the bacon is browned and the vegetables starting to brown reduce heat and remove excess fat from the bacon.

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Add Beans and remaining ingredient, simmer for 10 minutes.

Add beans (no need to drain or rinse), brown sugar, mustard, water, thyme, bay leaf and salt and pepper. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes or more.

If you like your beans saucier, cover the pot while simmering. If you like thicker beans, partially cover or uncover the beans while simmering.