Calico Beans

Name: Calico Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 6 slices bacon (cut up); 1 lb ground beef, pork, turkey, or sausage; 1/2 onion (chopped); 1 can pork and beans; 1 can kidney beans (drained); 1 can butter beans (drained); 1 can lima beans (drained (optional)); 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed (optional)); 1/2 cup ketchup or BBQ Sauce; 2 tbsp white or cider vinegar; 1 tsp yellow mustard; 1 tsp salt ((optional)); 1/2 cup green or red peppers diced ((optional))

Fast, filling, frugal, and delicious!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword beans, hamburger

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Servings 12 people

Ingredients

6 slices bacon cut up
1 lb ground beef, pork, turkey, or sausage
1/2 onion chopped
1 can pork and beans
1 can kidney beans drained
1 can butter beans drained
1 can lima beans drained (optional)
1/2 cup brown sugar packed (optional)
1/2 cup ketchup or BBQ Sauce
2 tbsp white or cider vinegar
1 tsp yellow mustard
1 tsp salt (optional)
1/2 cup green or red peppers diced (optional)

Instructions

Cook bacon, ground beef, and onion in a skillet over medium heat. Drain
Combine with the rest of ingredients into a 2-QT baking dish, crock pot, or Instant Pot pressure cooker
Bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes, or on slow cooker high for 3-4 hours, or Instant Pot Chili/Stew setting for 15 minutes, NPR