Calico Beans is a hearty dish made in a Crockpot with several cans of beans, bacon, ground beef, and brown sugar tomato sauce ...

Add the ground beef and diced bacon to the skillet and cook ... Drain any excess oil if needed. Add the baked beans with sauce, tomato ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard ...

Most British recipes for Boston baked beans just use a piece of pork belly, but we think it needs some salted or smoked meat to counteract the sweetness, so we include bacon or pancetta.

Bacon makes everything better ... or a little sweetness with a bit of brown sugar. Roast the beans until they're browned, but not overly dark, and crunchy. Alternatively, you can fry the beans ...

just remember the US and UK versions of Heinz baked beans are actually pretty different. The American variety is much sweeter and thicker because it's cooked with pork molasses and brown sugar ...

Peach preserves are an excellent pairing with baked beans because of their concentrated flavors. Baked beans always benefit from some added sugar ... beans is to add bacon.