Calico Beans

By Addie

A picnic favorite, this saucy bean medley isn't overly sweet like some versions. The dish will be empty before you know it! —Pat Price Cook, Mission Viejo, California

Ingredients

• 4 medium onions, halved and sliced
• 5 bacon strips, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
• 2 cans (15-1/4 ounces each) lima beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 cans (15 ounces each) pork and beans
• 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained

Preparation

Step 1

In a Dutch oven, saute onions and bacon until onions are tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the brown sugar, vinegar and mustard; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.

Stir in beans. Transfer to a 3-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour or until heated through. Yield: 12 servings (3/4 cup each).
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REVIEWS:

Very saucy and good. I added chopped green pepper.

I've made this recipe several times. It's delicious as is but sometimes I like to change it a little....different beans, sauces, etc. Lots of compliments when I serve it.

Yummy, yummy, yummy.

This is truly a winner. I use hamburger for a main dish and without if it is a side to hamburgers. Great either way. I use butter beans instead of lima beans and add ketchup as well.

Fixed these beans for a dinner party last weekend. I just received an invitation to a potluck. I was asked to please bring "those beans". I did use brown sugar splenda instead of regular brown sugar.

I had found this recipe about five years ago, have made it numerous times for church gatherings, and it was a huge hit... well I moved and lost all my recipes, and was elated to have found it again on here!!! This recipe is absolutely amazing! I add either lil smokies or kielbasa to it to add to the flavor!

Add a pound of hamburger for a different taste.