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Calico Beans Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
8 ounces bacon, about 10 to 12 slices
1 to 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef, 85% or better
1 cup chopped onion (about 1 large onion)
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 tablespoon dry mustard
2 cans (15 ounces each) pork and beans, your favorite brand
1 can lima beans or butter beans, drained
1 can kidney beans, drained
1/2 cup ketchup or barbecue sauce
1 tablespoon cider vinegar or white vinegar
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:
Directions:
In a large skillet over medium-low heat, cook the bacon until just crisp.* Remove the bacon to paper towels to drain. Leave about 2 teaspoons of bacon drippings in the skillet and discard the remaining drippings.

Place the skillet back over medium heat and add the ground beef and chopped onions. Cook, stirring and breaking up larger chunks, until the beef is no longer pink. With a slotted spoon or spatula, transfer the ground beef to the crockery insert of the slow cooker.

Add the brown sugar, dry mustard, the pork and beans, the two cans of drained beans, the ketchup or barbecue sauce, and vinegar. Taste and season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Cover and cook on LOW for 3 to 5 hours.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
10-12

 

 

 

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