Name: Slow-Cooker BBQ Baked Beans
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 14 h
Total time: 14 h 30 min
Ingredients: 5 cups dried Navy Beans; 1 tbsp Baking Soda (to soak the beans); Water (to soak the beans); 2 - 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 large red onion (approx. 2 cups/ 228 g/ 8oz), chopped; 1 large red bell pepper (approx. 1 1/3 cups/ 167 g/ 6oz), chopped; 2 cloves of garlic (medium-sized), minced; 1 package of bacon (2 cups/ 375g/ 12oz), cut into small piecesFor the sauce:; 1 1/2 cups golden yellow sugar (430g/ 15oz); 3/8 cup molasses (114g/ 3oz); 1/2 cups barbecue sauce (445g/ 16oz); 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar (158g/ 5.6oz); 3/4 cup water (158g/ 5.6oz) - Do not use the water from soaking the beans.; 1/2 tsp garlic powder (2.5g); 1/4 tsp ground black pepper (1.25g); 1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper (0.6g); 1/2 tsp ground smoked paprika (2.5g), optional