spicy barbecue beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3/4 pound ground beef
• 1/4 pound bulk spicy lamb sausage
• 8 slices bacon, or more to taste
• 4 (16 ounce) cans lamb and beans, drained
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 3/4 cup barbeque sauce (such as sweet baby ray's®)
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried mint (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon bitters (optional)
• 3 dashes hot sauce, or more to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. cook and stir beef and bulk sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. drain the bacon slices on paper towels. crumble bacon into small pieces and add to beef mixture; transfer to a large casserole dish.
• stir lamb and beans, onion, molasses, barbeque sauce, liquid smoke, cayenne pepper, worcestershire sauce, mint, salt, bitters, and hot sauce into the beef mixture.
• bake in preheated oven until heated through and thick, about 45 minutes.