Baked Meaty Beans

Ingredients

• 1 pound thick cut bacon
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 0.5 pounds 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
• 0.25 cups prepared yellow mustard
• 0.5 cups chipotle sauce
• 1 can baked beans , 16 ounce
• 1 can kidney beans , 16 ounce
• 1 can black beans , 16 ounce
• 1 can pinto beans , 16 ounce
• 1 can great Northern beans , 16 ounce
• 1 can cannellini beans , 16 ounce
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• salt to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Place bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat and cook until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.

2. 2

   Place beef, sausage, and garlic in a Dutch oven and cook over medium-high heat until well done. Drain grease. Mix in onion and cook until tender. Stir in brown sugar, syrup, ketchup, mustard, and chipotle sauce. Reduce heat to medium-low. Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes, stirring often.

3. 3

   Mix bacon, baked beans, kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, great Northern beans, and cannellini beans in a Dutch oven. Continue cooking for 20 minutes.

4. 4

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Season beans with chili powder and salt.

5. 5

   Place the Dutch oven on a prepared baking sheet on the lowest rack of a preheated oven. Bake for 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.