CALICO BAKED BEANS-CASHIERS FARMERS MARKET

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 6 slices bacon
• 1/2 cup chopped onions
• 1/2 cup ketchup or 1/2 cup Bone Suckin’ Sauce (bbq)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans (or pinto or black beans)
• 1 (15 ounce) can Bush’s Baked Beans
• 1 (15 oune) can butter beans

Instructions

1. Fry bacon until crisp.
2. Fry ground beef in bacon grease until tender.
3. Combine onion, ketchup or bbq sauce, salt, mustard, vinegar, brown sugar and partially drained beans in a 3 quart oven container.
4. Mix well.
5. Add hamburger and crumbled bacon.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
   

   Notes

   Kathy’s Comments…You can skip the brown sugar if you prefer less sugar.  The Bush’s Baked Beans have brown sugar in them.  I also love the idea of using your favorite barbecue  sauce instead of ketchup.  This can give the beans a regional twist…North Carolina style, Kansas City style…Also add another can of beans or two to stretch.

Robin Crawford of the Cashiers Farmers Market via KathyMillerTime