Spicy Baked Beans

Name: Spicy Baked Beans
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 16-20 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb jimmy dean ground pork sausage; 1 onion, chopped; 2 (28 ounce) cans bold-and-spicy baked beans; 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained or 1 (15 ounce) can lima beans; 1 (15 ounce) can light kidney beans or 1 (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, drained; 3 cups bottled barbecue sauce; 1/4-1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar (1/2 cup is on the sweet side); 1/4 cup yellow mustard; fresh lemon juice, 1 squirt (optional but very good); 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper; 1 teaspoon garlic powder

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Recipe by gailanng

My spin on a Jimmy Dean bakeoff winner 2005. In my picture, I made 1/2 the recipe which makes plenty. I kept the full amount (1 lb) pork sausage, used chipotle powder for the red pepper and would cut back on the black pepper if you like it less spicy.

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READY IN: 1hr 5mins

SERVES: 16-20

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

lb jimmy dean ground pork sausage
1

onion, chopped
2

(28 ounce) cans bold-and-spicy baked beans
1

(15 ounce) can black beans, drained or (15 ounce) can lima beans
1

(15 ounce) can light kidney beans or (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, drained
3

cups bottled barbecue sauce
¹⁄₄ - ¹⁄₂

cup firmly packed dark brown sugar (1/2 cup is on the sweet side)
¹⁄₄

cup yellow mustard
fresh lemon juice, 1 squirt (optional but very good)
1

teaspoon black pepper
¹⁄₂

teaspoon ground red pepper
1

teaspoon garlic powder

DIRECTIONS

Cook pork sausage in an ovenproof Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring until sausage crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain, reserving 2 teaspoons drippings in Dutch oven. Return sausage to Dutch oven and stir in onion; saute until tender. Add the remaining ingredients and stir to mix.
Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.