New Mexican Baked Beans

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 slices bacon, diced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans great northern beans, rinsed and drained (or 3 cups cooked beans)
• 2 teaspoons new mexico chile powder
• 1 1/2 cups prepared barbecue sauce
• 1/4 cup beer or 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard

Recipe

• 1 saute bacon in skillet until just brown and slightly crisp.
• 2 remove and set aside on paper towel to drain.
• 3 remove all but about 1 tablespoon drippings.
• 4 add onion and cook over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes.
• 5 add garlic and cook 1 minute longer.
• 6 place beans in a 2 1/2 to 3 quart baking dish with a lid.
• 7 add the onions and garlic.
• 8 stir in the chile powder, barbecue sauce, beer, brown sugar and mustard.
• 9 sprinkle with bacon.
• 10 cover and bake in a 325f degree oven for 45 minutes.
• 11 uncover and cook about 15 minutes longer.