Calico Beans

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 onion
• 1 -4 garlic clove
• 1/2-1 lb ground beef
• 1 (24 ounce) can baked beans (unrinsed)
• 1 (12 ounce) can kidney beans (rinsed)
• 1 (12 ounce) can garbanzo beans (rinsed)
• catsup
• mustard
• brown sugar
• vinegar
• 1/2 lb cooked bacon, if desired

Recipe

• 1 heat pan. add olive oil and cook garlic and onion until opaque. add ground beef and cook through.
• 2 add remaining ingredients to crock or baking pan. remember to rinse the beans except for the baked beans. i never measure the catsup, mustard, brown sugar or vinegar, but i gave estimates.
• 3 if baking, place in 350 oven until heated throughout ~ about 1 hour.
• 4 if heating in crockpot, turn it on low and heat throughout ~ 1 to 1.5 hours.
• 5 for the budget conscious, decrease meat and add a can of your favorite beans and/or serve over rice, rolls or biscuits to increase the amount of servings.
• 6 can be made for vegetarians. don't add the ground beef and add cooked rice (1 cup uncooked)or pasta (8 oz). make sure to get vegetarian baked beans.