{"id":7293,"date":"2026-08-26T22:07:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T22:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7293"},"modified":"2026-08-26T22:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T22:07:18","slug":"crockpot-ground-beef-baked-beans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/crockpot-ground-beef-baked-beans\/","title":{"rendered":"Crockpot Ground Beef &#038; Baked Beans"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0Crockpot Ground Beef &amp; Baked Beans<\/h1>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u00bd pounds ground beef<\/li>\n<li>2 cans baked beans, 28 ounces each<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup ketchup<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup yellow mustard<\/li>\n<li>\u2153 cup packed brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup barbecue sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon smoked paprika<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>4\u20136 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled, optional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Brown the beef<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and chopped onion. Break the beef apart with a spoon and cook until completely browned and no longer pink.<\/p>\n<p>Drain off any excess grease. This keeps the finished beans from becoming oily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Make the sauce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Add the ketchup, yellow mustard, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, barbecue sauce, garlic powder, smoked paprika, black pepper, and salt to the cooked beef.<\/p>\n<p>Stir well and cook for about <strong>2\u20133 minutes<\/strong>, allowing the flavors to come together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Add everything to the Crockpot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pour the baked beans, including their sauce, into a <strong>6-quart slow cooker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Add the seasoned ground beef mixture and stir gently until everything is evenly combined.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Add bacon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If using bacon, crumble the cooked bacon over the top. You can also reserve some for serving.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Slow cook<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cover and cook on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>LOW for 4\u20136 hours<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>HIGH for 2\u20133 hours<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The beans should be hot, bubbling around the edges, and thick and flavorful. Similar slow-cooker versions use a 4\u20136 hour Low cooking window.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Final touch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Give everything a good stir before serving. For thicker beans, leave the lid slightly ajar during the last 20\u201330 minutes.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Serving<\/h3>\n<p>Serve these hearty beans hot with <strong>cornbread, biscuits, burgers, grilled chicken, hot dogs, or BBQ<\/strong>. They\u2019re also filling enough to enjoy as a simple one-bowl meal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> For a smoky, BBQ-style flavor, add extra barbecue sauce or a little smoked paprika. If you prefer them less sweet, reduce the brown sugar slightly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Crockpot Ground Beef &amp; Baked Beans \u00a0Ingredients 1\u00bd pounds ground beef 2 cans baked beans, 28 ounces each 1 small&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7295,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7293\/revisions\/7295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}