Calico Beans
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

Five types of beans--including kidney beans and butter beans--and bacon make this healthy recipe a potluck picnic favorite.


Calico Beans

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Servings: Makes 12 to 16 side-dish servings
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Related Categories: Baked Beans, Bean Salad, Low Fat, Vegetarian
 
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Ingredients
  • 1  cup
    chopped onion (1 large)
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  • 6  slices
    bacon, cut up
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  • 1  clove
    garlic, minced
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  • 1  16-ounce can
    lima beans, drained
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  • 1  16-ounce can
    pork and beans in tomato sauce
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  • 1  15 1/2-ounce can
    red kidney beans, drained
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  • 1  15-ounce can
    butter beans, drained
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  • 1  15-ounce can
    garbanzo beans, drained
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  • 3/4  cup
    catsup
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  • 1/2  cup
    molasses
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  • 1/4  cup
    packed brown sugar
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  • 1  tablespoon
    prepared mustard
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  • 1  tablespoon
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Directions
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In a skillet cook onion, bacon, and garlic until bacon is crisp and onion is tender; drain. In a bowl combine onion mixture, lima beans, pork and beans, red kidney beans, butter beans, garbanzo beans, catsup, molasses, brown sugar, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce. Transfer bean mixture to a 3-quart casserole. Bake, covered, in a 375 degree F oven for 1 hour.
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Makes 12 to 16 side-dish servings
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Slow cooker directions: Prepare bean mixture as above. Transfer to a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.
Nutrition information
Calories 245, Total Fat 3 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Monounsaturated Fat 1 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 882 mg, Carbohydrate 47 g, Total Sugar 19 g, Fiber 9 g, Protein 10 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 13%, Calcium 10%, Iron 22%. Exchanges: Starch 2, Other Carbohydrate 1. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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