Calico Beans

By kherm615

Better than any baked beans you'll ever have!!

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb bacon, about 10 to 12 slices, fried and crumbled
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 cup chopped onion or 1 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 15 oz cans pork and beans, undrained
• 1 can lima beans or butter beans, drained
• 1 can kidney beans, drained
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp dry mustard
• 3 Tbsp vinegar
• 2 Tbsp molasses
• 1 Tbsp bacon drippings (if available)

Preparation

Step 1

Cook bacon; crumble.
Brown ground beef with chopped onions/onion powder.
Combine drained ground beef mixture with bacon and remaining ingredients.
Cover and cook on LOW in slow cooker for 3 to 5 hours or bake @ 325 F for 1-1/2 hours.