Smokey Sweet Baked Beans

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (15 ounce) can butter beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (16 1/2 ounce) can bush's baked beans
• 1 large onion, chopped into large pieces
• 1/2 lb bacon, chopped, cooked and drained
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup brown sugar, not packed
• 1 1/2 cups hickory flavored barbecue sauce, if you do not have hickory smoke sauce, i add 1 tsp of liquid smoke
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• pepper
• 3 tablespoons lipton onion soup mix (optional)
• 4 -5 drops bottled hot pepper sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a large heavy stock pot. i use a large foil throw away for ease of cleanup. bake at 300 degree oven for 2 1/2 or 3 hours.
• 2 also great in the crockpot. if made in the crockpot, i cook the onion in the same pan that i cooked the bacon in until onion is soft. i mix all beans, bacon and onion together, mix well. combine rest of ingredients in large bowl. layer beans and sauce ingredients till full. cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. all fits in a 6 quart crockpot. it will be full.
• 3 preparation time does not include cooking bacon. i cook bacon up in batches and put in the freezer to use later.