Beef & Bean Bake w/ Pretzels ready to serve.. — Childhood favorites meet in this easy dinner recipe!

Do you love soft pretzels? I have such fond memories of getting soft pretzels as a child. That sweet memory inspired me to make a dish that combines one of my favorite things and one of my husbands. The Beef & Bean Bake w/ Pretzels is the total package. It combines salty, sweet, and savory all in one. Not to mention the pillowy pretzel.

Beans & Pretzels

I use Bushes Baked Beans every time I need a quick and easy side dish or main dish. I love the flavor of their beans (and they are based here in Knoxville as well).

I found Super Pretzel brand frozen soft pretzels at my local Kroger. And I based the bake time and temperature for the last 5 minutes of this dish on those instructions.

Super Pretzels made prep for this dish so easy!

If you don’t have Ancho Chili Powder you can substitute regular chili powder.

Beef & Bean Bake w/ Pretzels Easily Doubles

This dish is easy to double for a larger family or party. Make sure to heat everything through in your skillet before transferring to your baking dish. This will shorten baking time, especially in a larger dish.

If you are searching for easy dinners for your family, try my Quick and Easy Havarti Sliders. The gooey cheese is always a hit with young ones!

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Beef & Bean Bake w/ Pretzels

Combining two childhood favorites, this dish is sweet, savory, and salty all in one! So easy and so fun!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword beef and beans, Soft Pretzels

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 35

Servings 4

Ingredients

1 lb. lean ground beef
½ medium onion diced
2-3 slices bacon diced
Salt & Pepper
1-28 oz can baked beans
1 tsp ancho chili powder
¼ c katsup
2 tbsp yellow mustard
4 frozen soft pretzels

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 8×8 casserole dish with non-stick spray and set aside.
In a large skillet, brown ground beef.
When beef is finished cooking, add onion and bacon. Season with salt and pepper.
Once bacon is partially cooked add chili powder, katsup, and mustard. Stir together and add beans.
Heat bean mixture through and transfer to prepared 8×8 pan. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
Raise the temperature of the oven to 400.
Wet frozen pretzels with water and sprinkle with pretzel salt provided in the box.
Remove beans from oven, uncover, and top with frozen pretzels. Bake for 5 minutes.
Remove from oven and enjoy.