Baked Beans With Mustard And Bacon

By cdrier

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons *Drier's* mustard
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
• 1 1/4 cups Coca-Cola or more if needed
• 3 cans assorted beans - (15 to 16 oz ea) drained (such as kidney, black and pinto beans)
• 6 *Drier's* bacon slices quartered crosswise

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Oil 8x8x2 inch glass baking dish.

Mix first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Stir in 1 1/4 cups Coca-Cola. Add beans; stir to blend. Transfer to prepared dish. Top bean mixture with bacon pieces.

Bake until bacon is crisp and bean mixture is hot and bubbling, about 1 hour. If mixture is dry, pour 1/4 cup more Coca-Cola over bean mixture to moisten. Let stand 10 minutes. Serve.

This recipe yields 6 servings.