Baked Beans

Don't know what to do with those cans of pork and beans you've had forever? I had that problem until I found this.  Its a tasty, inexpensive, easy recipe, and it is really good with rice. You can also adjust the ingredients however you want and it will still be good

Servings: 3

Ingredients

• 1 can baked beans with pork
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard (i used dijon)
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar 
• salt and pepper to taste
• sliced bacon (optional, but tasty  :)
• ground spicy pepper (i used chipolte)
• barbeque sauce 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a 9x9 inch baking dish, combine the pork and beans, brown sugar, onion, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and vinegar and season with salt and pepper to taste. Top with the bacon slices.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until sauce is thickened and bacon is cooked.

Tasty Spanish Rice

 Servings: 4

Total cook time -- 45 minutes

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Spanish-Rice-II/Detail.aspx

• 6-10 slices bacon (fatty beef would also work i think)
• 5 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 1 cup uncooked white rice
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cups chicken broth (i used 1 cup broth, 1/2 cup red cooking wine)
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles
• 1 teaspoons red pepper powder, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (don't use too much or it'll taste weird)
• 1/2 tablespoon basil
• creole seasoning -- until desired spiciness is reached

1. Cook bacon in a greased, deep skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, pepper and shallot and saute until bacon is nearly cooked.  Add rice, and cook until rice is browned and onions are tender.
2. Stir in broth and tomatoes. Season with red pepper, cumin, salt, garlic powder, basil, and creole seasoning . Cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until rice is cooked and liquid is absorbed. 
3. This is an awesome side dish.  I also think mushrooms would saute well into this recipe...and more tomatoes would be ok too.