Author: Susan Murray, www.awomancooksinasheville.com
Ingredients
½lbSpicy Italian Sausage
1large onionchopped
2 16ozcans Pork and Beans
1 15ozcan black beansdrained
½cupbrown sugarpacked
½cupbarbecue sauce
1/3cupketchup
¼cupcoarse-grained mustard
¼cupmolasses
1jalapenoseeded and chopped
1-2tspchili powder
4slicesof bacon
Instructions
Cook the onion in a large skillet until it is just starting to soften. Add the sausage and cook until the sausage is no longer pink, breaking up the chunks with a fork. Drain.
Combine the sausage, beans and all the rest of the ingredients in a lightly oil casserole dish. Stir well to mix.
Layer the bacon over the top of the bean mixture. Refrigerate until ready to cook.
Cook for 1 ½ to 2 hours in a preheated 350 degree oven.
Recipe Notes
This recipe can be easily doubled or tripled. Adjust the heat to suit your taste. Sweet Italian sausage can be substituted for the spicy variety, halve or omit the jalapeno as desired.