Dutch's Wicked Baked Beans

• active time: 25 minutes
• total time: 3 hours 25 minutes

Ingredients

6-8 each strips of bacon cut into 1/2 inch squares

1/2 each Medium onion (diced)

1/2 each Bell pepper (diced)

1 - 2 each Jalapeño Peppers (diced (seeding is optional)

1 can Bush's Baked Beans (55 ounces)

1 can pineapple chunks or crushed (drained (8 ounces)

1 Cup Brown Sugar (packed)

1 Cup ketchup

1 TBS dry ground mustard

Directions

Sauté Sauté bacon pieces in fry pan until crispy and remove from pan with a slotted spoon. Sauté onion, bell pepper and jalapeño pepper until tender.

Combine In a large mixing bowl combine beans, pineapple, brown sugar, ketchup and dry mustard. Stir in bacon pieces and vegetables. Pour into a 12X9 or a deep 9X9 aluminum baking pan. (While mixing if things look dry, add additional ketchup 1/4 -1/2 cup at a time)

Cook Place in a 220-250°F smoker for 2 1/2 – 3 hours (make sure temperature of the baked beans reaches 160°F ) or place in a 350°F oven and bake for 1 hour.