Hamburger Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 (28 ounce) cans baked beans (Bush's Best Original works best, *NOT* BBQ varieties)
2 lbs ground beef (I prefer meatloaf mix)
3 small onions, chopped (use Vidalia Sweet Onions if available)
3 garlic cloves, crushed (or more if you like!)
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons light brown sugar (optional)

Preparation

In a large frying pan, cook hamburger until no longer pink, 10-15 minutes.
Break into small pieces with a spatula and drain off grease.
While ground beef is cooking, chop onions and peel garlic cloves & crush.
Melt butter in bottom of a large cooking pot on medium heat; saute the onions 5 minutes.
Add garlic to the onions and continue to saute until onions are translucent, another 2-3 minutes.
Add beans, ground beef and brown sugar to pot and stir well.
Heat on medium-low heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.