Chuck Wagon Bacon Baked Beans

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**Dutch Oven with no legs

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*2 cans (28 ounce) Maple Cured Bacon Baked Beans, like Bush

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*1 pound bacon, cooked and cut into inch pieces

*1 pound lean Ground Beef, cooked and the following seasonings mixed in before cooking:

Beef Seasoning

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*2 tablespoon Dried Minced Onions

*1 tablespoon Dried Minced Garlic

*1/2 teaspoon Onion Powder

*1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder

*1/4 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes

*Sea Salt and Fresh Ground Black Pepper, to taste

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Vegetables

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*1 large Onion, chopped

*1 of each Red, Yellow, Orange Bell Peppers, chopped

*2-3 tablespoons Extra Light Olive Oil or reserved bacon grease

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Sauce

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*2 tablespoons Bottled Minced Onions or dried

*1/4 cup Brown Sugar

*1/2 cup Ketchup

*1/2 cup Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce, or your favorite

*1 tablespoons Soy Sauce

*2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce

*3-4 tablespoons Stone Ground Mustard

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Combine the above sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

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Cook bacon in the Dutch oven then remove cooked bacon and set on paper towels. Drain the bacon grease (save for 2 tablespoons for sautéing onions and bell peppers) from Dutch. Then Cook the seasoned hamburger until no longer pink. Remove cooked hamburger, drain off any excess fat.

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Sauté the onions in olive oil or bacon grease for 2-3 minutes then add bell peppers and sauté another 2 minutes. Then add back into the Dutch oven:  The chopped cooked bacon, cooked hamburger, sauce and baked beans.  Mix until combined Simmer on low for about 30 minutes.

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Enjoy!

Lindy