Calico Beans

Name: Calico Beans
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. hamburger; 1/2 lb. diced bacon; 1 c. chopped onion; 1/2 c. catsup; 1/2 c. brown sugar; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. dry mustard; 2 tsp. vinegar; 1 (No. 2) can pork and beans; 1 can red kidney beans; 1 can green lima or butter beans

11 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1/2 lb. hamburger
1/2 lb. diced bacon
1 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. catsup
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dry mustard
2 tsp. vinegar
1 (No. 2) can pork and beans
1 can red kidney beans
1 can green lima or butter beans

Directions

1

Brown together in skillet hamburger and bacon.
2

Add onion when partially brown to cook until tender.
3

Drain grease.
4

Drain liquid from lima and kidney beans and reserve to add if needed.
5

Mix all ingredients together and place in crock-pot on low.
6

Heat for 2 to 3 hours, adding some of the reserved liquid if needed.
7

I vary the kinds of beans and also use regular mustard instead of dry sometimes.
8

If desired, you may increase the amount of hamburger or brown sugar.
9

It is a flexible recipe; you can use what you have on hand.