Best Darn Beans For A Crowd

• 2 pounds Thick Cut Bacon, Cut Into 1/2 Inch Pieces
• 1/4 cups Water
• 3 bunches Green Onions - Cleaned And Diced (I Use A Lot Of The Greens Too)
• 1 box Golden Brown Sugar (1 Lb Box)
• 1 jar Heinz Chili Sauce (12 Oz Jar)
• 1 can Van Camp's Pork And Beans In Tomato Sauce (3 Pound, 5 Ounce Can)
• 3 cans (15 Oz. Size) Red Kidney Beans, Drained
• 3 cans Lima Beans (15 Oz Size Cans)

1. 1.tn a Dutch oven over medium heat, saute the bacon pieces until slightly crisped.
2. 2.temove bacon from pan. Reserve 3 Tablespoons of the grease and discard the rest.
3. 3.tdd 1/4 cup of water to the pan and scrape up all brown bits until water has evaporated.
4. 4.tdd the 3 Tablespoons of grease back into the pan along with the green onions, sauteing until softened.
5. 5.tegin adding the brown sugar, about a 1/4 cup at a time, stirring into the onions. I know this seems like a lot of sugar, and well frankly it is, but it adds so much to the flavor.
6. 6.tontinue to stir until sugar has been incorporated and the sugar begins to caramelize (approximately 5 minutes).
7. 7.tdd chili sauce and stir for 2 to 3 minutes.
8. 8.tdd the can of pork and beans (including the tomato sauce), drained kidney beans and lima beans stirring until well coated in the sauce.
9. 9.tdd bacon back into the pan stirring to combine all ingredients.
10. 10.tover and turn heat down to a simmer for approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours stirring occasionally. It is important to stir occasionally so as not to burn the beans.
11. These beans always get rave reviews. The scraping of the brown bits and caramelizing the brown sugar is the secret to this fabulous recipe.
12. I hope you enjoy these as much as my family does.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/sidedishes/best-darn-beans-for-a-crowd/ (may not work)