Old Settlers Beans
Experience the ultimate comfort food with Old Settlers Beans, a rustic and hearty dish brimming with bold, smoky flavor. This crowd-pleasing recipe combines ground beef, crispy bacon, and a medley of beans—including pork and beans, kidney beans, and butter beans—infused with a rich, tangy sauce made from ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and yellow mustard. Slow-baked to perfection, this one-pot wonder allows all the flavors to meld into a savory-sweet masterpiece. Perfect as a side dish at a barbecue or a standalone main course, Old Settlers Beans bring nostalgic charm and satisfying warmth to your table. Easy to prepare and ideal for feeding a crowd, this dish is sure to become a family favorite you’ll return to again and again.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound bacon
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 30 ounces canned pork and beans
- 15 ounces canned kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 15 ounces canned butter beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup ketchup
- 0.75 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
In a large skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove the bacon, crumble it, and set it aside. Discard most of the bacon grease, leaving about 1 tablespoon in the skillet.
In the same skillet, cook the ground beef over medium heat until fully browned, breaking it into small pieces as it cooks. Drain any excess fat and set the ground beef aside.
Using the same skillet, sauté the chopped onion in the remaining bacon grease until soft and translucent, about 3-5 minutes.
In a large baking dish or Dutch oven, combine the cooked ground beef, crumbled bacon, sautéed onion, pork and beans, kidney beans, and butter beans.
Add the ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, mustard, salt, and black pepper to the bean mixture. Stir until well combined.
Cover the dish with a lid or aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1.5 hours, stirring occasionally to ensure the flavors blend evenly.
Remove from the oven and let the beans cool slightly before serving. Enjoy this hearty dish as a side or main course!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
5410 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 250.3 g | 321% | |
| Saturated Fat | 90.3 g | 451% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 27.7 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 787 mg | 262% | |
| Sodium | 16138 mg | 702% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 483.2 g | 176% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 62.3 g | 222% | |
| Total Sugars | 198.4 g | ||
| Protein | 318.2 g | 636% | |
| Vitamin D | 1.8 mcg | 9% | |
| Calcium | 757 mg | 58% | |
| Iron | 38.7 mg | 215% | |
| Potassium | 8370 mg | 178% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
