Slap Your Momma Baked Beans!

 This post was written by my lovely drivers ed teacher, Mrs. Deborah Newell. Mrs. Newell has informed me that she is a wonderful southern cook and wants to share her recipes with the world. So here it goes…

If you like baked beans, these are some that will have eveyone coming and begging you to fix for every dang ol’ supper from here to Oregon, if you don’t want to be popular, then don’t cook these, if you do…here is MY recipe:

This recipe is for a 13×9 inch pan:

1 to 1 1/2 lbs of good hamburger( don’t get the cheap stuff, get good)

1 Green/Red/Yellow(Heck, purple will work) Pepper

Bush’s original Baked Beans, the largest can (now, don’t get crazy and buy that super sized can, unless you are feeding a army , then, have at it)

1 cup Chopped Onion

1 lb Bacon

Brown the meat with the chopped onion and the pepper, then drain REAL good.

Put the beans into a greased 13 x 9 inch pan and cover with hamburger mixture and mix real good.

Now this is the good and “make it different step”:

Take a bowl and put about 1/2 cup of brown sugar in it.. don’t be stingy. Add about 1 cup of ketchup and, the secret ingredient, Worcestershire Sauce ( a couple of hits will work) mix together real good and pour over beans and hamburger.. Top this with slabs of uncooked bacon on top..

Bake at 350 degrees until the bacon is done

Hopfully you will not scald yourself trying to eat it while it is still in the oven..

note:

Again, with the brown sugar, and bacon.. I see a theme here!!

Sauteed Onions

I don’t particularly like onions. Never have. I normally won’t eat any onions at all. But I have recently found that sauteed onions are delicious. And simple to make.

Cut 1 small onion into thin strips. Mix in 1/2 teaspoon of each of the following;

Garlic Powder

Finely Chopped Basil leaves

Salt

Pepper

and if possible, Mesquite Chicken Seasoning.

Mix well with 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil.

Sautee until slightly brown.

Enjoy!