Baked Beans w/Green Chiles
Makes 8 servings

Preheat oven to 300° F.

1. Use your favorite method to tenderize beans or according to package instruction.  Drain beans and keep the liquid.

2. In a large skillet, brown bacon until crisp.  Remove bacon and remove all but a tablespoon of grease.  

3. Sauté onions in skillet.

4. In a 2-quart un-greased casserole dish, add beans, onions and bacon.  

5. Stir in the brown sugar, molasses, salt, prepared mustard, pepper, chiles and 1 cup of the reserved liquid.  Then add the remaining reserved liquid or water to almost cover ingredients.

6. Cover and bake 3-1/2 to 4 hours.  Remove cover for the last 30 minutes of baking.  If beans look dry during baking, stir.

Picnicking & Tailgating

This is a day or two ahead recipe.  You can have the recipe either cold or warm.  If you want it cold just spoon into a large plastic container, cover, and put into ice chest.

For a warm dish, heat (on stove or in microwave) and pour into a hot thermal container.  When you get to the picnic or tailgate site, just let your guest dig in and enjoy.