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Big Momma's Simple But Delicious Baked Beans

My father loved baked beans and I do, too.  I have never made them from scratch by cooking the navy beans.  I have always used canned pork and beans.  Lately, I have used Bush's Original Baked Beans instead of pork and beans.  The flavor and thickness is better, but this recipe is my origin recipe. I promise they are great.  Try them and let me know what you think.

6-8 slices of thick cut bacon
1 medium onion, diced
1 small green bell pepper or half of a large one, diced
2 Tablespoons parsley flakes
3 cans of pork and beans (28 ounces each) or use Bush's Original Baked Beans
3/4 cup of Kraft's Honey Barbecue sauce
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
2 Tablespoons of yellow mustard
1 teaspoon of white vinegar
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons garlic powder

Preheat oven 350 degrees.  Cut bacon into 1/2 inch pieces. Use a skillet large enough to hold all ingredients. If you have a large cast iron skillet or Dutch oven, these work very well. Fry bacon until partially done and releasing at least 2 tablespoons of grease/fat.  Add onions, bell pepper and parsley flakes.  Saute over medium to low heat for 4-5 minutes or until onions are nearly translucent. Add all other ingredients and simmer on stove top for 10 minutes to make sure all flavors are well blended. Place in oven and bake for at 90 minutes.  When I have time, I cook them 2 1/2 hours.  Beans will be thick and continue to thicken as they sit out of the oven. 
Note:  You could fry 3-5 more whole slices of bacon and lay them on top of the beans before baking.

If you don't have a skillet large enough to hold all the beans, cook the bacon, onions, bell peppers and parsley.  Then add them to a large mixing bowl with the other ingredients.  Stir well and then pour into a baking pan. 

Additional item:  I have added one pound of thinly slice Conecuh  hickory smoked
sausage to the bacon when I add the onions and bell peppers. 

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