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This Franks and Beans recipe is perfect for a family picnic or an easy dinner. Smokey bacon, diced onions, and caramelized beef hot dogs are cooked with baked beans in a sweet and tangy sauce.
For more delicious summer dinners, try my Air Fryer Hot Dogs or Homemade Corn Dogs!
Why I Love This Recipe
- Ready in 40 Minutes – I love how fast this recipe for Franks and Beans comes together!
- Great use for Leftover Hot Dogs – Buy too many hot dogs for a cookout? This is a perfect recipe to use them up in a fun way.
- Kid-Friendly – I love recipes that are both adult and kid-approved and this one fits the bill!
recipe walk-through
Main Ingredients
- Maple Bacon – Using a maple bacon adds sweetness to the recipe, but you can swap in regular bacon as well.
- All Beef Hot Dogs – The ‘franks’ in the recipe! They will be browned in a pan with the onions before baking.
- Worcestershire Sauce – This adds a tangy, savory, and umami flavor to recipes.
- Liquid Smoke – A little bit goes a long way!
- Canned Country Style Baked Beans – We used Bush’s Country Style Baked Beans and Nathan’s Famous hotdogs to develop this recipe.
How To Make Franks and Beans
See the recipe card below for full, detailed instructions
Cook Bacon – Cook the bacon in a large saute pan over medium heat until crispy, then drain on a paper towel lined plate.
Cook Onions and Hot Dogs – Fry up the onions and hot dogs in a little of the bacon grease. Remove once they’ve started to brown.
Add to Baking Dish – Add baked beans, hot dogs, onions, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, apple cider vinegar, and Dijon mustard in the prepared baking dish and mix until well combined.
Bake – Bake at 375℉ for 25-30 minutes, or until it is bubbling in the center.
Serve – Garnish with a little chopped parsley and serve immediately.
Serving Suggestions
To serve this recipe as part of a fuller meal, I like to pair it with a carb like homemade biscuits, sour cream cornbread muffins, cooked white rice, or herb seasoned rice, and our favorite veggie or fruit, like coleslaw or diced watermelon.
Storage Tips
How to Store Leftovers
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Reheat leftovers in a foil-covered baking dish in the oven at 350℉ for about 30 minutes, or until warmed through.
Recipe Tips
- Make Ahead Friendly – Franks and beans are a make ahead friendly dish. Proceed through step two of the recipe, add all ingredients to the baking dish and stir, store tightly covered in the fridge until ready to heat for serving. Allow an extra 5-10 minutes cook time if the baking dish is cold when placed in the oven.
- To prepare in a slow cooker: Proceed through step two of the recipe, add all ingredients to the slow cooker insert and stir. Cook on high 2-3 hours, or on low 4-6 hours. Each slow cooker is different, so watch closely to prevent scorching.
More Family-Friendly Dinner Recipes
- Grilled BBQ Burger
- Mashed Potato Bowl (KFC Copycat)
- Spinach Baked Ziti
- Hawaiian Chicken Kebabs
- Dr. Pepper Ribs
- Sour Cream Noodle Bake
Classic Franks and Beans
Ingredients
- 6 strips Maple bacon chopped
- 1 Small yellow onion diced
- 8 All beef hotdogs sliced
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
- 1 teaspoon Liquid smoke
- 1 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Stone ground Dijon mustard
- 48 ounces Cans country style baked beans 3 (16-ounce) cans
- Additional bacon and fresh parsley for garnish optional
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 2 quart baking dish. Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Over medium-low heat in a large saute pan, cook bacon until crispy. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a paper towel lined plate and set aside.
- Remove all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat from the pan. Increase heat to medium and add diced onions and sliced hot dogs to the pan. Saute until onions are translucent, and hotdogs have begun to brown; about 5 minutes.
- Place baked beans, hotdogs, onions, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke, apple cider vinegar, and Dijon mustard in the prepared baking dish and mix until well combined.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until it has begun to bubble in the center. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer Kristin Maxwell of “Yellow Bliss Road” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. For accurate calorie counts and other nutritional values, we recommend running the ingredients through your preferred online nutritional calculator. Calories and other nutritional values can vary depending on which brands were used.
