Smoky Three-Bean Bake

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 0.3 cup brown sugar packed
• 15 ounce black beans organic rinsed drained canned
• 15 ounce garbanzo beans organic rinsed drained canned (garbanzo beans)
• 15 ounce great northern beans organic rinsed drained canned
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 
• 6  garlic clove minced
• 1 cup bell pepper green finely chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper red
• 1 tablespoon honey 
• 0.8 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 2 cups onion finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika smoked
• 0.8 cup tomato sauce 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• whisk
• baking pan
• slotted spoon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 32
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Add bacon to pan, and saut for 5 minutes or until crisp.
4. Remove bacon from pan with a slotted spoon, reserving 1 1/2 tablespoons drippings in pan. Set bacon aside.
5. Add 2 cups onion, bell pepper, and minced garlic to drippings in pan, and saut for 6 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
6. Remove from heat, and cool slightly.
7. Combine tomato sauce and the next 8 ingredients (through red pepper) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Stir in onion mixture and beans. Spoon bean mixture into an 11 x 7-inch glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray, and sprinkle with reserved bacon. Cover and bake at 325 for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake an additional 30 minutes.