To be honest, I don’t really care for baked beans. But they are such a popular summer side dish that I, long ago, felt compelled to be able to throw some together that were tasty enough. Here’s what my family likes:
Baked Beans
2 cans baked beans (or one if it’s a small crowd, or four if it’s a big crowd…you get the idea)
KC Masterpiece Original BBQ sauce
Brown sugar
Drain the beans and pick out those disgusting little fat hunks if you can. Dump the beans in a pan.
Add a great big squeeze of KC Masterpiece. And then another little squeeze for good measure.
Add a great big portion of brown sugar. And by great big, I mean, um, a cup. Or more.
Stir together and heat through.
We like to eat them using a regular Dorito as a spoon.
I’m not a big fan of baked beans, either, but I eat them to make Lloyd happy. It’s always a good idea to say, “These are the best baked beans ever”, even though they all taste the same to me.
Beans, beans the musical fruit…
I used to do my beans the same exact way, except I used ketchup instead of BBQ sauce. But then I discovered Bushs beans, and there’s no need to add the extra stuff. But I still pick out the weird chunks.
Baked beans are about the only kind of beans that I like, besides jelly, that is. Bush’s bean are great.
Everything’s better with a cup of brown sugar on it. Mmmm…
Carrots? A cup of brown sugar!
Sweet potatoes? A cup of brown sugar!
Bowl of oatmeal? A cup of brown sugar!
Trip to the Department of Motor Vehicles? A cup of brown sugar!
Have you had a recent trip to the DMV? I hate doing that. Next time I’ll try a cup of brown sugar.
I am all over the Dorito idea. So much so, in fact, that I will refrain from pointing out any small inadequacies in your mostly fine recipe.