Baked Beans with Garlic

Serves 8 in about 4 hours. The pot starts with thick cut smoky, then smoky barbecue sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 (28 oz) can pork and beans, do not drain
• 1 (15 oz) can red kidney beans, rinsed & drained
• 1 (15 oz) can black beans, rinsed & drained
• 1 (15 oz) can garbanzo beans, rinsed & drained
• 1 (15 oz) can great northern beans, rinsed & drained
• 1 (15 oz) can cannellini beans, rinsed & drained
• 1 sm sweet onion, diced
• 6 slices thick cut smoky bacon, cut in 1.5" pieces
• ⅓ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup molasses
• ¼ cup ketchup
• 1-2 tsp liquid smoke
• 2 tsp dijon mustard
• ½ cup smoky barbecue sauce
• 2 cloves garlic, minced (or 2 tsp garlic powder)
• ½ tsp pepper

Method

1. Stir in all of the ingredients to a 4 qt-6 qt slow cooker. Mix well.
2. Set the lid on and cook on Low for 5-6 hours, or on High for 3-4 hours. Mix once or twice halfway through cooking time.
3. The beans will thicken as they cool. You can reheat without adding water, unless you want them thinner.

More slow cooker ideas are in the slow cooker collection.