Bacon Baked Beans

Happy Thanksgiving Day!  Today is a day to give thanks to God for all that you have.  Be thankful for  family and friends, the food you have to eat and the home in which you live.

We love baked beans and adding bacon to the mixture is just an added treat to some tasty goodness. This is a quick and easy side dish perfect to go with any meal.

Ingredients

6 slices bacon
2 (16 oz.) cans  pork and beans
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. ketchup
1/4 c. yellow mustard
1 to 2 Tbs. molasses

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°.

Cut up the bacon into small  pieces.  

In a large cast iron skillet, cook bacon until most of the grease renders out, but the bacon is still flexible. 

Remove the excess grease from the skillet.  Add the pork and beans, onion, brown sugar, ketchup, yellow mustard and molasses.  Stir until thoroughly combined.

Bake uncovered for 45 minutes.  

Notes

You can use cans of baked beans instead of pork and beans. However, reduce the amount of brown sugar or do not add any.  Taste for sweetness first.  If it is needed, then add brown sugar. You don't want this dish that sweet.  

You can use half ketchup and half BBQ sauce for a unique blend of tastes.

If presentation is an issue, transfer everything to a baking dish and place in the oven. We usually leave ours in the cast iron skillet to save on washing dishes.