Name: Mother Earth's Baked Beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Thick-cut bacon - 1 pound; Ground beef - 1 pound; Onion, chopped - 1 large; Brown sugar - 1 ⅓ cups; Barbeque sauce (such as Sweet Baby Ray's® Honey) - ½ cup; Ketchup - ½ cup; Prepared mustard - 2 tablespoons; Molasses - 1 tablespoon; Liquid smoke flavoring - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon; Chili powder - 1 teaspoon; Baked beans (such as Bush's Original®) - 1 (28 ounce) can; Kidney beans, drained and rinsed - 2 (16 ounce) cans; Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed - 2 (16 ounce) cans; Pinto beans, drained and rinsed - 2 (16 ounce) cans

Ingredients for - Mother Earth's Baked Beans

1. Thick-cut bacon 1 pound

2. Ground beef 1 pound

3. Onion, chopped 1 large

4. Brown sugar 1 ⅓ cups

5. Barbeque sauce (such as Sweet Baby Ray's® Honey) ½ cup

6. Ketchup ½ cup

7. Prepared mustard 2 tablespoons

8. Molasses 1 tablespoon

9. Liquid smoke flavoring 1 teaspoon

10. Ground black pepper 1 teaspoon

11. Chili powder 1 teaspoon

12. Baked beans (such as Bush's Original®) 1 (28 ounce) can

13. Kidney beans, drained and rinsed 2 (16 ounce) cans

14. Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed 2 (16 ounce) cans

15. Pinto beans, drained and rinsed 2 (16 ounce) cans

How to cook deliciously - Mother Earth's Baked Beans

1 . Stage

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels; reserve about 2 tablespoons bacon drippings in the skillet. Crumble bacon and transfer to a slow cooker.

2 . Stage

Cook and stir ground beef and onion in bacon drippings in skillet over medium heat until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer ground beef mixture to the slow cooker.

3 . Stage

Mix brown sugar, barbeque sauce, ketchup, mustard, molasses, liquid smoke flavoring, black pepper, and chili powder in a bowl; pour over ground beef-bacon mixture. Stir well. Add baked beans, kidney beans, Great Northern beans, and pinto beans; mix well.

4 . Stage

Cook on Low for 6 hours; refrigerate overnight for 8 hours. Reheat in slow cooker until warmed, at least 1 hour.