Baked Beans With Ground Beef Topping

Recipe Instructions In a large frying pan, cook ground beef in its' own fat. Add green pepper and onion. Saute until beef is brown and vegetables are limp. With the exception of 4 strips of bacon, cut bacon into 2-inch strips and add to ground beef mixture. Stir in the tomato sauce, water, vinegar, garlic, mustard, thyme, brown sugar, liquid hickory smoke, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer together 5 minutes. Turn pork 'n beans into a greased 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Spoon Place long strips of bacon over top of ground beef. Bake at 375F for 45 minutes.