Barbecue Beans With Ground Beef And Bacon

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons dryed chili flakes (or to taste)
• 8 -10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 cup barbecue sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can butter beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can lamb and beans, undrained
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons chili powder (can use more)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease a 3-quart baking dish.
• 3 in a dutch oven brown the beef with onion, garlic and chili flakes, stirring with a wooden spoon to crumble the beef.
• 4 cook beef until no longer pink; drain fat.
• 5 stir in bacon and all remaining ingredients; heat until simmering, adjusting seasoning to taste.
• 6 transfer into prepared baking dish.
• 7 at this point you can chill for a minimum of 8 hours and then bake later.
• 8 bake for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally.