Root Beer Baked Beans

Men Can Cook Chef Level: Featherweight

Yields 8 Servings

Intro

This side dish is loud, smoky, sweet, and packed with real flavor — perfect for cookouts, tailgates, or when you want to bring a little fire to the table. We take classic pork & beans and crank them up with crispy bacon, bold BBQ sauce, and a splash of root beer for that unexpected twist. Throw it all in one pan, let it bubble, and watch it disappear.

Real food. No fluff. Let’s cook.

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Ingredients

4 15-oz Cans of Pork & Beans
1 Tsp Liquid Smoke (Any Flavor)
1 Cup of BBQ Sauce
15oz of Root Beer
½ Pound of Bacon

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Bring a Skillet to medium heat and dump in chopped bacon.
Cook the bacon until crispy.
Drain the bacon on a few paper towels.
In a baking dish, dump in your 2 cans of Pork and Beans.
Now add the Bacon, Liquid Smoke, BBQ Sauce, and Root Beer.
Pour the rest of the Pork and Beans into the dish.
Mix all well and place the dish into the oven. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Once bubbling, remove from heat and serve with your favorite Steak for Dinner or with Eggs at Breakfast. Enjoy!