Doctored-up Baked Beans

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 8 slices sliced black pepper bacon
• 2 (15 ounce) cans baked beans
• 1 few dashes hot sauce (more if you like things spicy)
• 4 -5 scallions, sliced

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 sprinkle the brown sugar on each slice of bacon to generously coat each strip. arrange the coated bacon strips on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown and crispy, 12 to 15 minutes. let cool and crumble up.
• 3 place a medium pot over medium-high heat with the baked beans and hot sauce. heat the beans through, add the scallions and portion dinner plates topped with the crumbled bacon.
• 4 *if you cannot find black pepper bacon, buy regular bacon and generously coat it with freshly ground black pepper before topping it with the brown sugar.