Texas-Style Baked Beans

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter , or as needed
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium red onion , diced
• 2 cloves garlic , minced, or more to taste
• 1 pound bacon , diced
• 1 medium red bell pepper , diced
• 3 medium jalapeno peppers , minced, or to taste
• 1 cup beer , or more to taste
• 1 cup barbecue sauce
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cups molasses
• 6 cups cooked pinto beans
• 1 pinch garlic salt , or to taste
• cracked black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.

2. 2

   Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onion and garlic in hot oil until onion begins to soften, 5 to 7 minutes. Add bacon, bell pepper, and jalapeños; cook and stir until bacon is browned, 7 to 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Stir beer, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, and molasses together in a large bowl. Stir in pinto beans, bacon-onion mixture, garlic salt, and pepper. Pour bean mixture into the prepared baking dish.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and browned, about 45 minutes.