EATS! Baked Beans. As promised! Classic & pretty darn good.

There's a lot of really really good baked beans recipes out there. I call this my "best" because they're simple. They're classic. Nothing untoward getting between you and your beans.  This is a great tweaking recipe, just make 'em how ya'll like 'em!

Another recipe I'll have to post some time is my Aunt Jack's Meaty Baked Beans - crowd pleaser for sure!

Meanwhile, give this one a try.

Classic Baked Beans

• 2 cans pork and beans, or sub 1 can kidney
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 2 teaspoons mustard
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 6 slices bacon
• ½ cup brown sugar
• dash salt, go very easy
• pinch black pepper, to taste
• dash hot sauce
• 1 teaspoon liquid Barbecue Smoke

FOR AWESOME MAPLE BAKED BEANS SUB REAL MAPLE SYRUP FOR SUGAR
Fry bacon lighlty, fry 2 pieces well; saute onions and bell pepper in bacon drippings. Mix beans with mustard, brown sugar, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce and seasonings in baking dish. Add onion and bell pepper, and 2 slices crumbled/chopped bacon. Place remaining bacon on top. Bake at 350* for 45 minutes.

Also can bake over medium indirect heat while grilling other foods (we rarely have enough room on our grill, though). Make sure you keep the grill lid on as much as possible.

NOTE: I usually make these without any veggies, for some reason the guys around me are picky.  I sub 1 t dried onion flakes or even onion powder because sometimes even the flakes don't fly with some characters! You can use dried pepper flakes, diced chili peppers, pimentos, or just omit the pepper entirely.

Man, this is turning into a food blog fast.  I need to get out of the kitchen.  

Might not hurt my thighs, either.

But, hey!  Enjoy the Eats!