This is a great soup to make when you find yourself with leftover baked beans. If you don’t have leftovers, Bush’s canned baked beans work wonderfully.

Ingredients

　　1/2 pound Hillshire Farms smoked sausage, sliced in rounds 1/4 inch thick

　　2 slices bacon, diced

　　1 clove garlic, minced

　　1 medium onion, diced

　　1/2 green bell pepper, diced (optional)

　　2 tablespoons butter

　　2 cups leftover baked beans, or one 16-ounce can Bush’s Baked Beans

　　1 1/2 cups half-and-half

　　Sauté sausage, bacon, garlic, onion, and pepper (if desired) in butter until bacon is cooked. Add beans and simmer for a few minutes over medium to low heat. Add half-and-half. Increase or decrease half-and-half for preferred thickness. Serve with piping-hot corn bread.

　　Paula Deen's Kitchen Classics