Baked Beans

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while smoked sausage adds a similar flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness, while white sugar is more economical.

apple cider vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Lemon juice provides acidity with fewer calories, while white vinegar is less expensive.

Chop up onions, green bell peppers, and red bell peppers.

Heat a skillet and add bacon, cooking until done.

Remove bacon from the skillet, leaving the grease.

Add ground beef to the skillet and cook until done, then drain the grease.

Add chopped bell peppers and onions to the skillet and cook them down slightly, then set aside.

In a foil pan, combine cooked ground beef, bell peppers, and onions.

Drain juice from the Bush's baked beans and add beans to the mixture.

Add barbecue sauce, mustard, brown sugar, syrup, white sugar, and a little molasses to the mixture.

Mix everything together thoroughly and taste to adjust seasoning.

Spread the mixture evenly in the pan and cover with foil.

Bake in the oven until bubbly, then remove the foil and add crumbled bacon on top.

Return to the oven for an additional 15 minutes.

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