Kalki's Baked Beans

Kalki's Baked Beans

Ingredients:

• 6 cups prepared baked beans, any brand
• 6 slices bacon, chopped, 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, a couple of handfuls
• 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper

• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves, optional

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.Pour beans into casserole dish and place in oven.

In a small nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium high heat 2 to 3 minutes. Add onions and cook 3 minutes longer. Slide the beans out of the oven. Scatter the onions and bacon around the beans. Sprinkle the brown sugar and black pepper over the onions.

Bake beans with toppings 10 minutes longer. Garnish the beans with parsley and serve.

Now, my modifications…

I used about 1/3 of a sweet onion, sauteeing that right up with the bacon. I sprinkled the brown sugar on, having no idea how much I used, and I also mixed in a touch of cinnamon. If I were making this for a crowd, I would use a lot more bacon, and more onion. It doesn’t seem like there would be enough of that mixture to cover a larger dish of beans. But, these are wonderful, and are now at the top of my list to make as baked beans!

Source: Rachael Ray, J. Maron