3 Bean Baked Beans

 Just 8 ingredients make up this 3 Bean Baked Beans casserole. It’s a perfect side dish recipe for your picnic or potluck. Use maple bacon for extra flavor!

Do you see bacon and brown sugar? I do. 😋  You’ll fall head over heels for this old fashioned 3 Bean Baked Beans recipe with maple bacon and a sprinkling of brown sugar.

I adapted this Homemade Three Bean Baked Beans recipe from an old Mennonite church cookbook from a church in Berlin, Ohio. Amish country.  A peaceful, hilly country with all kinds of fabulous food. Including church window cookies. 🤤

Learning how to make baked beans at home is simple. Fry a pound of bacon. Mix together the ingredients and bake. Perfect for lazy summer days and alllll the family picnics!

What are the 3 beans in baked beans?

For this recipe, the three beans are butter beans, great northern beans and a can of pork ‘n beans. Switch it up if you’d like and use lima beans and red or white kidney beans like our Calico Beans. The choice is yours!

Drain and rinse the butter beans and great northern beans. For the pork ‘n beans, simply drain the liquid off the top of the can and leave the other smooth tomato sauce.

Ingredients Needed

You’ll only need 8 ingredients, many of which are pantry staples. See the recipe card below for full amounts.

Make 3 Bean Baked Beans in 4 Steps

• Fry the bacon in a large skillet until it is crisp, drain off any fat on paper towels, and then crumble it into small pieces. Divide the bacon in half and set aside. 

2. In a medium size bowl, combine the 3 cans of beans, half of the bacon, ketchup, brown sugar, onions and mustard. Mix well. 
3. Pour the bean mixture into an 8×8″ baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining bacon on top of the beans. Sprinkle with additional 2-3 tablespoons of brown sugar. 
4. Bake in a 350ºF preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until it is bubbly throughout.

Make it a meal.

Baked beans are always good with homemade burgers and hot dogs or brats, but what about when you want something a little different?

• Honey Oregano Pork Chops
• Greek Chicken
• Smoked Meatloaf
• Garlic Butter Steak

3 Bean Baked Beans

4.65 from 17 votes

 Just 8 ingredients make up this 3 Bean Baked Beans casserole. It's a perfect side dish recipe for your picnic or potluck. Use maple bacon for extra flavor!

Servings 8

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

 

• 1 pound sliced bacon cooked and crumbled
• 16 ounces butter beans 1 can, drained and rinsed
• 15.5 ounces great northern beans 1 can, drained and rinsed
• 16 ounces pork ‘n beans 1 can, liquid drained off the top
• 1 cup ketchup 240 grams
• 1/2 cup brown sugar 105 grams
• 1 medium white onion diced (about ½ cup)
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard 5 grams
• Additional 2-3 tablespoons of brown sugar

Instructions

 

• Fry the bacon, drain off any fat, and then crumble it into small pieces. Divide the bacon in half and set aside. 1 pound sliced bacon
• Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• In a medium size bowl, combine the 3 cans of beans, half of the bacon, ketchup, brown sugar, onions and mustard. Mix well. 16 ounces butter beans, 15.5 ounces great northern beans, 16 ounces pork ‘n beans, 1 cup ketchup, ½ cup brown sugar, 1 medium white onion, 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
• Pour the bean mixture into an 8×8" baking pan. Sprinkle the remaining bacon on top of the beans. Sprinkle with additional 2-3 tablespoons of brown sugar. Additional 2-3 tablespoons of brown sugar
• Bake in a preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until it is bubbly throughout.

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Notes

Refer to the article above for more tips and tricks.

The calories shown are based on the recipe serving 8, with 1 serving being ⅛ of the beans. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. **

Nutrition

Calories: 515kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 896mg | Potassium: 914mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 176IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 99mg | Iron: 4mg

Author Julie Clark

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Calories 515

Keyword bean recipe, easy side dish recipe, picnic food

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