Marty's Micro Baked Beans

It's another day in Friend's Week here on the Mrs!  Today's recipe is brought to us all by my good friend, Marty Babb with one of her most requested recipes - Micro Baked Beans. After taking a bite of them, no one would be able to guess that they were made in the microwave. 
So, let's hand it over to her now!

"An old friend gave me this recipe a long time ago.  Everyone loves it!  It is super easy, but it so SO good.  Enjoy!"  ~Marty Babb

Marty's Micro Baked Beans

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Ingredients:

• 2 cans of Van Camp pork and beans
• 3 slices bacon, diced
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup sugar

Instructions:
Microwave the bacon & onion for 4 minutes, then add the rest   of the ingredients & microwave for 10-13 more minutes - depending on how thick you want the sauce.  
*I usually double this recipe for the holidays

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Purple Hull Peas a.k.a Fresh Blackeyes

I love my farmers market.  I really, really do.  It's just a small little thing that operates 3 times a week during the prime growing season by our local farmers - but I always come out with way more than I ever did living in bigger towns.  This is what I came out with in my last trip.

As you can see, I got white potatoes, sweet potatoes, yellow squash, okra, cabbage, green & red bell peppers, purple hull peas, cherry tomatoes, brandy wine tomatoes, & strawberry fig preserves (oh, and 13 ears of corn!).  And the best part?  I paid less than $15 for everything & it all was grown within the same county that I live in.  Just love it!

The purple hull peas in the Ziploc baggie in the photo were in the hull when I bought them..but the girls & I had already shelled them before this photo was taken.  My girls love shellin' some peas!

 

Little man was happy to sit & watch :)

After we shelled all those peas, I just plopped them into a Ziploc baggie until dinner.  To cook them, I boiled them (in a covered saucepan) for about 15-20 minutes, drained the water off of them, & set them to the side.

Then, I diced up about 6 ounces of bacon & fried it in a pan for a few minutes.  Then I added in 1 large diced onion into the yummy bacon grease & let it cook along with the bacon for about 5 minutes.

After that, I simply tossed the cooked peas into the bacon/onion mixture - gave it a good toss..and let it simmer for about 5-10 more minutes.  Sprinkle on some salt & pepper, and you're good to go.

I ate 3 helpings.  Sure did.  Now, my belly hurts.  Oh well - it was worth it.  

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