Baked Beans With Baked Bacon


This combines recipe #187790 and recipe #29709, with tweaks (like doubling the bacon). made for july 4th party. it tastes so good, with a big wallop of flavor, i don't feel guilty about starting with bush's homestyle baked beans.

Steps


Baked bacon:.
Preheat oven to 375f.
Line a half sheet with aluminum foil and put a cooling rack on top.
Arrange slices in rows , with fat edges slightly overlapping lean edges.
Bake 375 degrees without turning 20-25 minutes but remove from oven before it begins to crisp.
If needed , cook more , 2 minutes at a time.
Remove bacon to double layer of paper towel and blot excess grease.
Lay bacon on cutting board and cut into bite-size pieces before completely cool.
Baked beans:.
Set oven to 350f.
Mix the baked beans ingredients in a 3-quart casserole dish or half buffet tray.
Add the cut-up cooked bacon and mix a little.
Bake uncovered for 1 hour.
Allow to cool 1 hour before serving.

Ingredients


bacon, brown sugar baked beans, ketchup, garlic powder, onions