These are my Dad's Baked Beans and they are one of my favorite foods.  I love them hot, or cold as leftovers.  I always bring them to parties and BBQ's and everyone things I worked for hours on them.  The truth is that they take about 20-30 minutes and are very budget friendly.

Drain one can of pork and beans.  I've used both name brand and store brand.  Both work well in this recipe.  You can double or triple this recipe for a crowd.  Since ALL the ingredients for this recipe are either in your pantry or are condiments, this is a great recipe to make without planning ahead.

To the drained beans, add brown sugar, ketchup, mustard, honey and dried onions.


Cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes, look at that color change!  You can stop the recipe right there and eat it!

Or...let's take it to the next level!  See what's in the bowl?  That's kielbasa, otherwise known as Polish Sausage.  I have about one cup that has been grilled and cut into chunks.  Add it to your beans and heat through.  We cooked Keilbasa for dinner a month ago and didn't finish it all.  So I chopped it up and froze it to save for these beans.

Serve with burgers, hot dogs, or BBQ pork sandwiches like we did.  It will make your man happy!


Mike's Baked Beans
Serves 6-8

2 can pork and beans, drained
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1 T. honey
1/2 tsp. mustard
1 tsp. dried onions
1 c. kielbasa, or hot dogs, or 3-4 strips bacon, cooked, optional

1. Drain pork and beans (you can leave some of the liquid for creamier beans), add to a medium sized saucepan.
2. Add brown sugar, ketchup, honey, mustard, dried onions.  Simmer for 20-30 minutes, stir occasionally so it doesn't burn on the bottom.
3. Add any optional meats and heat through.  Serve warm, or cold for leftovers.