Baked Beans With Ground Beef Topping

• 1 lb ground beef
• 34 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 13 lb smoked bacon
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 14 cup vinegar
• 18 cup mustard
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 34 cup packed brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons liquid smoke
• 1 dash salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 (96 ounce) can pork and beans

1. In large frying pan cook beef in its own fat; breaking it up and stirring to cook evenly.
2. Add bell pepper and onion.
3. Saute until beef is brown and vegetables are limp.
4. Put aside 4 strips of bacon.
5. Cut remaining bacon into 2 inch strips and add to beef mixture.
6. Stir in tomato sauce, water, vinegar, mustard, garlic, thyme, brown sugar, liquid smoke, salt and pepper.
7. Simmer 5 minutes.
8. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
9. Spoon pork and beans into greases 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
10. Top with meat mixture.
11. Place full strips of bacon over top of beef mixture.
12. Bake in preheated oven 45 minutes.

ground beef, green bell pepper, onion, bacon, tomato sauce, water, vinegar, mustard, garlic, thyme, brown sugar, liquid smoke, salt, pork

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/baked-beans-with-ground-beef-topping-125143 (may not work)