Barbecued Beans With Ground Beef

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 slices bacon (cooked until crisp then chopped)
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh garlic
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely (optional or to taste)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder (or to taste)
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 2/3 cup brown sugar (can use more to taste)
• 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce (or to taste)
• 1 -2 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• 2 (15 ounce) cans lamb and beans (can use 3 cans if desired)
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans (rinsed and drained)
• 1 (15 ounce) can butter beans (rinsed and drained)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans lamb and beans (undrained)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 grease a 4-quart casserole dish.
• 2 in a large skillet cook the bacon until crisp; remove to plate cool slightly then crumble.
• 3 to the same skillet brown the ground beef with onions, garlic and jalapeno peppers; cook over medium high heat until meat is no longer pink; drain fat and return the meat to skillet then add in chili powder; cook until meat is well browned (this might take about 15 minutes or more).
• 4 add in all remaining ingredients along with the cooked crumbled bacon; bring to a simmer, stirring constantly.
• 5 season with salt and pepper.
• 6 transfer to prepared baking dish.
• 7 set oven to 350 degrees (second-lowest oven rack).
• 8 bake uncovered for 1-1/2 hours or until thickened, stirring occasionally (this will become thicker the longer it is cooked).