Baked Beans With Baked Bacon - cooking recipe

Ingredients

BAKED BACON
1 lb applewood-smoked bacon
BAKED BEANS
2 (28 ounce) cans brown sugar baked beans (Bush's Homestyle)
1/3 cup ketchup
1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 small onions or 1 medium onion, chopped

Preparation

BAKED BACON:
Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.
Line a half sheet with aluminum foil and put a cooling rack on top. Arrange slices in rows, with fat edges slightly overlapping lean edges.
Bake 375 degrees without turning 20-25 minutes (depending on thickness) but remove from oven before it begins to crisp. If needed, cook more, 2 minutes at a time.
Remove bacon to double layer of paper towel and blot excess grease.
Lay bacon on cutting board and cut into bite-size pieces before completely cool. (I cut across the entire pile of bacon with one slice.).
BAKED BEANS:
Set oven to 350\u00b0F.
Mix the Baked Beans ingredients in a 3-quart casserole dish or half buffet tray. Add the cut-up cooked bacon and mix a little.
Bake uncovered for 1 hour.
Allow to cool 1 hour before serving.