Beefy Baked Beans

By Melzie

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground round
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion (about 1 large)
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper (about 1 medium)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 (16 oz) cans navy beans, drained
• 1 (15 1/4 oz) can lima beans, drained
• 2 (14 1/2 oz) cans no salt added diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 TB salt free barbecue spice such as The Spice Hunter

Preparation

Step 1

Cook ground round in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned, stirring until it crumbles. Drain and pat dry with paper towels.

Combine cooked beef and remaining 9 ingredients in a 4 1/2 qt electric slow cooker. Cover and cook on high setting for 1 hour. Reduce heat to low setting and cook 6 - 7 hours.

1 cup: 226 calories
36.4 g carbs
2.0 g fat
2.6 g fiber
16.4 g protein
24 mg chol
695 mg sodium
58 mg calcium
2.7 mg iron