My June issue of Southern Living came two days ago...
and it got my Summer Recipe juices flowing.  I admit, I had to purchase a couple of things that weren't in my pantry.  I REALLY wanted some scallops and tabbouleh, so I caved in and bought them...and it was worth it!
















Then I decided to tackle a couple of recipes that won the summer cook-off contest, but I wanted to use what I had in the pantry.  So I'm going to share the original recipe straight from Southern Living and then my version.  

Photo by: Photo: Jennifer Davick; Prop Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham

Grandma Gwen's Beans

2012 Side Dish Smackdown Winner: Best Baked Beans

Southern Living JUNE 2012

• Yield: Makes 10 servings
• Hands-on:45 Minutes
• Total:2 Hours, 5 Minutes

Ingredients

• 1 (1-lb.) package bacon slices
• 4 medium-size yellow onions, sliced
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard

• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 (16-oz.) cans butter beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (15-oz.) can lima beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (16-oz.) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (28-oz.) can baked beans

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Cook bacon, in batches, in a large skillet over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp. Remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving desired amount of drippings in skillet. (We reserved about 3 Tbsp.) Crumble bacon.

2. Sauté onions in hot drippings over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until onions are tender. Add brown sugar and next 4 ingredients. Cover and cook 20 minutes. Combine butter beans, next 3 ingredients, bacon, and onion mixture in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish.

3. Bake at 350° for 1 hour.

Now here's mine

Confetti Baked Beans

8 strips turkey bacon

1 T olive oil

2 c frozen onion and pepper blend

1/c firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 c apple cider vinegar

1 t salt

1 t dry mustard

1 T minced garlic

2 c large white lima beans, cooked

1 c kidney beans, cooked

1 1/2 c frozen corn and lima bean succotash

1 regular can "cheap" pork and beans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  

Cook bacon .  Remove from pan and chop .  Add olive oil to pan and then the onion/pepper blend.  Cook until the vegetables are tender.  Add brown sugar and next four ingredients.  Cover and cook 20 minutes.  Combine beans, bacon and onion mixture in a 13 X 9 baking dish.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. 

They are delicious!  

Tomorrow I will share a great recipe for a sweet and spicy melon salad!

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