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calico beans in baking dish with spoon
Created by: Lynette Rice

Calico Beans Recipe


Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 8
8
Hearty calico beans recipe made from scratch with bacon, ground beef, kidney beans, butter beans and pork and beans.  An easy side dish recipe that is packed with flavor!

Ingredients
  

  • 4 slices thick cut bacon
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1/2 Cup granulated sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon distilled white vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon prepared mustard
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 15 oz butter beans drained
  • 15 oz kidney beans drained
  • 16 oz pork and beans

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300˚ F.
  • Cook bacon until crispy. Let cool and chop into bite size pieces.
  • Fry ground beef and onion until hamburger is fully cooked and onions are translucent.  Drain the fat.
  • Combine bacon, ground beef, onion and all remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Transfer to baking dish.
  • Bake at 300˚ F for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until the beans are your desired thickness, making sure to stir the beans every 30 minutes.

Notes

If you want to make this in the slow cooker, heat on high for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.  Take note that the beans will not thicken as much as they would in the oven.  However, the flavors will still be amazing.
If doubling the recipe, make sure to increase the cook time.  Also, I might still keep it at one pound of ground beef and double the rest of the ingredients.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 426kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 773mg | Potassium: 921mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 47IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 5mg

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