Quick Boston Baked Beans (from Mom's Recipe Card File)

Mom told me eons ago that she got this recipe from a friend who was born and raised in Boston, and this is how her family made authentic Boston baked beans without soaking dried beans and all the hoo-haw that goes with it.  I've taken them to all sorts of pitch-ins over the years, and everybody raves over them and wants the recipe.  These are the BEST baked beans EVER.


Quick Boston Baked Beans

2 jars (18 oz each) B&M Original Baked Beans, drained, not rinsed
1/2 c ketchup
1/4 c chopped onion
2 T dark brown sugar
1 T mustard
1 T molasses
3 slices cooked bacon, chopped

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Mix all ingredients together and place in a sprayed baking dish.  Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until bubbling and caramelized on top.

[NOTE:  If you can't find B&M Baked Beans, Bush's Boston Style Baked Beans will also work.  What you're looking for is navy pea beans in a brown sugar sauce.  Other canned "baked beans" won't do.]