John's Beans

Name: John's Beans
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef, browned (optional); 1 lb bacon; 1 large vidalia onion, diced; 1 red pepper, diced; 1 green pepper, diced; 12 cup sugar; 12 cup brown sugar; 14 cup ketchup; 1 (16 ounce) bottlehickory smoke flavor barbecue sauce; 1 teaspoon mustard; 3 teaspoons molasses; 12 teaspoon salt; 12 teaspoon chili powder; 12 teaspoon pepper; 16 ounces butter beans (I like these so I double); 16 ounces black beans; 16 ounces kidney beans; 31 ounces pork and beans; 1 (12 ounce) can beer

19 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef, browned (optional)
1 lb bacon
1 large vidalia onion, diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 green pepper, diced
12 cup sugar
12 cup brown sugar
14 cup ketchup
1 (16 ounce) bottlehickory smoke flavor barbecue sauce
1 teaspoon mustard
3 teaspoons molasses
12 teaspoon salt
12 teaspoon chili powder
12 teaspoon pepper
16 ounces butter beans (I like these so I double)
16 ounces black beans
16 ounces kidney beans
31 ounces pork and beans
1 (12 ounce) can beer

Directions

1

Brown and crumble ground beef if using.
2

Open all cans of beans and pour in a strainer to drain liquid.
3

Add all ingredients to large casserole dish.
4

Use some of the beer to pour in the empty bottle of BBQ sauce to shake up and get all the contents out.
5

Add the drained beans.
6

Mix well.
7

Lay Bacon all over the top.
8

Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
9

(1 hour is fine, but they actually taste better the longer they cook.
10

I try to start mine very early and just let them cook in a slow oven after the initial hour as long as time allows.
11

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