Spicy Baked Beans with Sausage

Ingredients

• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced jalapeno pepper
• 4 True Story Sweet Italian Sausages, sliced
• 2 slices bacon, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
• 2 (28oz) cans of baked beans
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon mustard powder
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• Hot sauce to taste (about 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a Dutch oven, cook bacon until crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate.
3. Add onion to bacon drippings and cook until soft.
4. Add garlic and smoked sausage and cook until sausage is browned.
5. Stir baked beans, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, minced jalapeno pepper, chili powder. Bring to a simmer.
6. Place Dutch oven, uncovered, in oven and cook for 45 to 55 minutes, until thick.
7. Serve up and add hot sauce to taste!