These Smoked Loaded Baked Beans that I made in a Cast Iron Dutch Oven on my Pitboss smoker turned out AMAZING!! Now a friend had given me most of the recipes a couple of years ago and normally I would whip them up in a crockpot. But come one cast iron and a smoker it had to be done.
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Now I grew up with everything being cooked in Cast Iron by my family. As I have gotten older I find myself gravitating toward cast iron more often. In addition to loving cast iron, I use my Pit Boss Pro 1100 as more of a convection oven. Soups, beans, and stews are always my favorite dinner in the fall and winter months, but the smoker gives the bonus of smoke flavor, as well as slow-cooked tenderness. I picked up my Pitboss at Lowes, but Walmart and Amazon carry other Pit Boss options or Pit Boss themselves.
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Smoked Loaded Baked Beans Ingredients:
- Brown Sugar
- White Vinegar
- Bush’s Chili Beans-I used 27 Ounce can
- Bush’s Butter Beans-I used 16 Ounce can
- Bush Baked Beans-I used 28 Ounce can
- Ground Beef
- Bacon
- Onion Powder
- Minced Garlic
- Ketchup
- Brown Mustard
How To Make Smoked Loaded Baked Beans:
Start by browning your hamburger and partially cooking your bacon. (Thankfully, I freeze-cooked ground beef so I just defrost it. Check this out to learn how to -> here huge time saver.)
*I don’t fully cook my bacon because I know it will cook some in the dutch oven so know how you like your bacon and prep it accordingly*
Open up your cans of beans and dump them into your dutch oven. I did strain my butter beans but the other beans I kept all the sauce.
Add in your meat next you can drop in more bacon grease if you want to for extra flavoring.
Next, add in the rest of your ingredients and stir everything together.
Now I was already smoking a Brisket already that day I knew the side I would have the dutch oven would be on the hotter side of my smoker so I shortened my cook time for them.
Fire up your smoker. I set my Pit Boss Pro 1100 to a P setting of 7 at 200 with my brisket and use Mesquite pellets when I smoked these baked beans.
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Set the full dutch oven on your smoke once you smoke rolling, without a lid so the smoke can saturate the beans.
Stir the beans every 30 minutes.
Allow to slow cook for 3 hours at least, longer if you are on the “not as hot” part of your smoker.
*if cooking at a low temp on the cooler side of the smoker, be sure to allow the beans to smoke for about 4 to 6 hours with the stirring.*
Serve and enjoy!
I paired mine up with Smoked Beef Brisket Injection Recipe With Whiskey and Loaded Mashed Potatoes!
What is your go-to smoked side dish?
How To Store Smoked Baked Beans
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to four days.
What To Serve With Smoked Loaded Beans:
- Smoked Brisket With Brown Sugar
- Cornish Game Hens Smoked
- Grilled Chicken Breasts
- Smoked Coca-Cola Chicken Leg Quarters Recipe
- Coca-Cola Smoked Pork Shoulder Roast
- Smoked Baked Potatoes
- Smoked Pork Shoulder Roast
- Whiskey Injected Smoked Beef Brisket
Other Ingredients To Put In Loaded Beans:
- Red Pepper Flakes
- On A Hotdog
- Breakfast Sausage
- Onion
- Chili Paste
- Lima Beans
- Kidney Beans
- Canneloni Beans
- Great Northern Beans
Smoked Appetizers on A Pellet grill
I love to use my smoker to make appetizers for any get-together or tailgating. Allow to smoke low and slow for amazing flavor! Check out all my smoker recipes -> here.
- Smoked Queso
- Smoked Bean Dip
- Salmon Salad
- Potato Salad
- Smoked Deviled Eggs
- Smoked Sausage Mac And Cheese
Smoked Loaded Baked Beans Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 27 Ounce Bush's Chili Beans With Mild Chili Sauce
- 16 Ounce Butter Beans
- 28 Ounce Hickory Brown Sugar Bush's Baked Beans
- 1 Pound Ground Beef
- 8 slices Bacon
- 1 Teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
- 1/2 Cup Ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon White Vinegar
Instructions
- Start out by browning your hamburger and partially cooking your bacon.
- *I don't fully cook my bacon because I know it will cook some in the dutch oven so know how you like your bacon and prep it accordingly*
- If you are using a cast iron dutch oven wipe it down with oil to help make sure that it is ready to cook without having stuff stick.
- Open up your cans of beans and dump them into your dutch oven. I did strain my butter beans but the other beans I kept all the sauce.
- Add in your meat next you can drop in more bacon grease if you want to for extra flavoring.
- Next, add in the rest of your ingredients and stir everything together.
- Now I was already smoking a Brisket already that day I knew the side I would have the dutch oven would be on the hotter side of my smoker so I shortened my cook time for them.
- Fire up your smoker. I set my Pit Boss Pro 1100 to a P setting of 7 at 200 with my brisket and use Mesquite pellets when I smoked these baked beans.
- Set the full dutch oven on your smoke once your rolling smoke, without a lid so the smoke can saturate the beans.
- Stir the beans every 30 minutes.
- Allow to slow cook for 3 hours at least, longer if you are on the “not as hot” part of your smoker.
- *if cooking at a low temp on the cooler side of the smoker be sure to allow the beans to smoke for about 4 to 6 hours with the stirring.
- Serve and enjoy!
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