Easy Baked Beans 

 Ingredients

1/2 lb. bacon cooked and crumbled (optional)
2 cans pork and beans
1 onion, chopped fine
1/3 c. ketchup
1/4 to 1/2 c. brown sugar
2 to 3 Tbs. molasses
1 Tbs. mustard
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of Hot pepper sauce (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

 

In a medium saucepan, add the bacon, pork and beans, onion, ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt and pepper. 

Place over low heat and continue to cook low and slow so the flavors have a chance to mingle and be absorbed by the beans. Remember to stir the beans to keep them from sticking on the bottom of the pot. 

 

Tips

If you don't want to cook the beans on top of the stove, you can also bake them. Preheat the oven to 

325°. Bake until thick and rich. 

 

Some of the ingredients are approximate because some people like their baked beans sweeter and some like the taste of molasses. Play around with the amounts to make it the way you like it best.