Made with real ingredients like bacon, roasted red pepper, molasses, brown sugar, and cider vinegar - this recipe will be a favorites! They're even better made ahead!

1 medium yellow onion, small diced
8 slices bacon , thick sliced
1/3 cup roasted red peppers, from a jar
1/3 cup cider vinegar , or plain distilled vinegar
1 cup barbecue sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 tsp ground mustard
2 tbsp molasses
2 tsp worcestershire sauce
30 ounces great northern beans, 2 (15-ounce) cans, drained
112 ounces pork and beans, 4 (28-ounce) cans, NOT drained, use all of the included liquid

Start by preheating the oven to 325 degrees. Then heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bacon to the hot skillet and fry the bacon until it is almost crisp. Transfer the bacon to a plate and cut the slices in half.
DO NOT pour out the bacon grease. In the same skillet you used for the bacon, fry the onions, stirring them around in the bacon grease until tender, about 3 minutes. Drain off most of the fat from the onions and set the skillet aside.
In a large mixing bowl, add the cans of great northern beans and the pork and beans. To the beans add the cooked onion and bacon, and the remaining ingredients. Stir to combine.
Pour the bean mixture into a very large baking dish, or two 9 x 13 foil baking pans. Place the pans on the center rack of the oven and bake for 1 -1/2 hours. Cool the beans slightly before serving.

Grandma's Real Southern Baked Beans