Boy Scout Beans

• 2 lbs Italian sausage or 2 lbs tofu
• 2 cups sweet onions, diced
• 3 -6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/2 cup brown sugar or 1/2 cup brown sugar substitute, packed
• 1 (15 ounce) can chili beans, do not drain
• 1 (15 ounce) can yellow wax beans, do not drain
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can dark red chili beans, do not drain
• 15 1/2 ounces dark red kidney beans, do not drain
• 1 (15 ounce) can lima beans, do not drain (your choice)
• 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, do not drain
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, do not drain
• 1 (16 ounce) can great northern beans, do not drain
• 1 (14 ounce) can green beans, do not drain
• to taste salt
• to taste pepper
• 1 -2 pod jalapeno pepper, seeded, minced (optional)
• to taste sweet pepper, chopped green chilies (optional)

1. In a large skillet, brown the sausage/tofu/or meat of your choice, onion and garlic. Place this mixture, the barbecue sauce, sugar and all the beans WITHOUT draining their liquid into the slow cooker/dutch oven. Season with salt and pepper and optional ingredients of your choice . Cover and simmer for 1 hour on high or 3 hours on low.
2. Note: Low is best! You can scorch the beans on the bottom when cooked on high.
3. This is always better the next day when the flavors have had a chance to blend. This can be canned, frozen or refrigerated for days.

italian sausage, sweet onions, garlic, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, chili beans, yellow wax beans, dark red chili beans, kidney beans, lima beans, blackeyed peas, pinto beans, great northern beans, green beans, salt, pepper, pepper, sweet pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/boy-scout-beans-419552 (may not work)