Baked Meaty Beans

Ingredients

• 1 pound thick cut bacon
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1/2 pound sage pork sausage
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 large onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup real maple syrup
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup prepared yellow mustard
• 1/2 cup chipotle sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) can baked beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can black beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can great Northern beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can cannellini beans
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• salt to taste

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Cut the bacon into 1-inch pieces and cook in a large Dutch oven or skillet over medium heat for about 6 minutes, until partly crisp. Remove about a third of the bacon and set aside for topping.

2. Pour off most of the bacon fat. Add the ground beef, sage pork sausage, onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, breaking up the meat, until no pink remains, the meat reaches 160°F (71°C) and the onion softens.

3. Pour off any excess fat. Stir in the dark brown sugar, maple syrup, ketchup, yellow mustard, chipotle sauce, chili powder and salt to taste. Simmer gently for 5 minutes.

4. Drain and rinse the kidney, black, pinto, great Northern and cannellini beans. Add all the beans, including the baked beans, to the meat mixture and stir until evenly combined.

5. Cover the pot and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 20 minutes, until bubbling and thickened.

6. Let the beans rest for 10 minutes. Scatter the reserved bacon over the top and serve warm.