For an individual light lunch serving:

I use a 230 gram can of Hunts pork & beans - open it, but put it aside for a while.

Get a skillet started heating over medium heat with a good bit of extra virgin olive oil in it.

Chop up (dice) two big slices of onion and several strips of bell pepper (either red or green, forget the yellow here, the colors don’t work IMO).

Start sauteing the onion and bell pepper. Chop up one or two cloves of garlic. When the onion and bell pepper are about 1/2 done, add in the garlic (don’t put it in too soon, the garlic cooks faster than the others).

Pour in the pork & beans. Grind in a whole bunch of fresh, coarsely-ground black pepper. A lot! Add in a few splashes of Worcestershire Sauce and a few of Tabasco. Add in some dried oregano and stir. Even though it’s a bit redundant with the Worcestershire, I add in a splash or two of balsamic vinegar.

Simmer and serve with a pack or two your favorite soda crackers - and ice water.