Tamale Beans Recipe

Tex-Mex recipe spices up plain old pork and beans.

• Meal Type: Entree
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour

Ingredients

• 2 (28 ounce) cans pork and beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can tamales
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 4 slices bacon
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons dark corn syrup

Directions

1. Chop bacon into pieces and fry until crisp. Add onions; drain. Put beans in saucepan; add syrup and brown sugar. Mix in onions and bacon. Heat until steaming. Cut tamales into pieces and add to beans. Heat in a skillet or place in baking dish in oven until hot.