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calico beans

(1 rating)
moez02 avatar
Recipe by
RHONDA CHRISTENSEN
@moez02
CHICAGO RIDGE, IL

The original recipe says you can use 1 pound of ground beef in place of the bacon. Our family prefers the bacon. Pork fat rules with baked beans in my book.

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 5 Hr

Ingredients For calico beans

  • 2 can
    large bushes baked beans ... original baked flavor, turns out best
  • 2 can
    butter beans or lima beans ...drained
  • 2 can
    light kidney beans ... drained
  • 1 lb
    bacon ... fried out crisp
  • 1/2 c
    ketchup
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 Tbsp
    yellow mustard
  • dash
    salt n pepper to taste
  • 1 Tbsp
    red wine vinegar
  • 1 c
    chopped onion

How To Make calico beans

  • 1
    Brown bacon fry out crisp... Combine drained beans and bacon mixture in slow cooker with remaining ingredients; cover and cook on LOW for 3 to 5 hours.
  • 2
    You can use any combination of beans you have on hand as long as you start with the Bushes baked as a base. 1 butter and 1 lima or no butter 1 lima and 2 kidney ...
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