Meaty Baked Beans

• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb bulk pork sausage
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 -3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (16 ounce) cans pork and beans, undrained
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans or (15 ounce) cans pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 (15 ounce) cans butter beans or (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup bottled barbecue sauce
• 4 slices bacon, cooked crisp,drained and crumbled
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
• 1 -2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

1. Add the ground beef, sausage, onion, and garlic to a big skillet; cook until meat is browned; drain well.
2. Put meat mixture into a 5-6 quart slow-cooker.
3. Add undrained pork and beans, drained kidney beans and butter beans, barbecue sauce, bacon, sugar, water, lime juice, mustard, chili powder, and pepper; stir to combine.
4. Cover; cook on LOW for 5-6 hours; season with salt to taste.

ground beef, pork sausage, onion, garlic, pork, kidney beans, butter beans, barbecue sauce, bacon, brown sugar, water, lime juice, mustard, chili powder, ground pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/meaty-baked-beans-78208 (may not work)