Baked Beans with Ground Beef

Spoon taking a scoop of hamburger baked beans.

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Prep Time10

Cook Time3

Total Time3 10

Servings: cups

Calories: 223kcal

Ingredients

2 yellow onion diced
4 cloves garlic
1 lb lean ground beef
2 teaspoon salt divided, plus additional to taste
6 oz tomato paste
⅓ cup maple syrup
⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoon mustard I used Dijon
1 teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon cayenne
⅓ cup water
4 cans beans such as white or pinto beans (6 cups total)

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 °F.
Heat a large, heavy bottomed pot over medium heat and add the ground beef, onions and garlic along with 1 teaspoon of salt. Cook, stirring often to break up the ground beef until lightly browned and the onions are starting to soften.
Transfer the beef mixture to a large roaster and add the tomato paste, maple syrup, vinegar, mustard, remaining 1 teaspoon of salt and spices.
Once combined, stir in the beans along with the water.
Bake for 1 and ½ to 2 hours until thickened, stirring every 45 minutes and adding water as needed and salt to taste.
Enjoy!

Notes

Leftovers

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Stovetop

If you would prefer to make these without baking, you can cook them over medium low for about 1 hour until thickened, stirring every 15 minutes. Add the ingredients to the ground beef in the same order as listed.

Slow Cooker

After cooking the ground beef mixture, transfer it to a slow cooker. Add the other ingredients in the same order as above. Cook on low for 4-5 hours, stirring every two hours and adding water as needed.

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