Best-Ever Baked Beans

Ingredients 5 cans of pork and beans (15 ounce cans – VanCamps’s Pork and Beans or similar) 2 medium or 1 large onion, chopped (yellow or sweet onion, not vidalia) 1 to 2 tablespoons butter (for sauteing onions) 3/4 cup ketchup 1/2 cup molasses 3 tablespoons yellow mustard 1/4 to 1/2 cup brown sugar (use less for less sweetness) 6 to 8 slices uncooked bacon, each cut in half or thirds Directions Preheat oven to 325 degrees f. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Saute onions over medium to medium-high heat in butter until onions are tender and translucent. Mix beans, sauteed onions, ketchup, mustard, molasses and brown sugar until blended well . Pour in prepared baking dish. Top with uncooked bacon in single layer (see photo above). Bake on middle rack of oven uncovered for 2-3 hours. Beans are ready when the top is dark and caramelized. Serve warm. Enjoy! TIP – Make in Slow Cooker These can also be thrown together and cooked in the slow cooker set on low for 6 to 8 hours as well. It won’t get that nice caramelize top, but it will still be delicious if you’re in a pinch for time. Be sure to saute the onions first and pre-cook the bacon.