Doctored-Up Baked Beans

Baked beans -- kicked up a notch. Serve alongside Split Dog Foot-Longs.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 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

Directions

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 onto 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.