Meaty Calico Beans

Name: Meaty Calico Beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1/2 lb bacon; 1 cup onion; 1 cup ketchup; 1 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon mustard; 2 teaspoons vinegar; 1/2 cup white sugar; 1 can pork & beans; 1 can kidney bean; 1 can butter beans; 1 can garbanzo beans

Submitted by Charlotte J

"Mom use to make this when I was a kid it brings back good memories."

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 8

ingredients

1 lb ground beef
¹⁄₂ lb bacon
1 cup onion
1 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon salt
³⁄₄ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon mustard
2 teaspoons vinegar
¹⁄₂ cup white sugar
1 can pork & beans
1 can kidney bean
1 can butter beans
1 can garbanzo beans

directions

Brown beef and bacon; drain.
Add onion cook until transparent.
Add the rest of the ingredients and heat.
Simmer 10 minutes and serve.

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Reviews

I substituted black beans for the garbanzo beans and left out the vinegar (I was out), but it was still fabulous! My grandma made this for us all the time (except that we called them patio beans). Perfect for cool weather cookouts!

Kristal
Sooooo, good. I made this by cooking the beef, bacon and onion together, drained the excess grease and threw it in my slow cooker. Then I added the rest of the ingredients and stirred it well to combine all of the ingredients and cooked it on low for 4 hours. My 2-year old twin granddaughters devoured half of it! Never too soon to get fiber in your diet.

Grandmakristin
Excellent. I cut this recipe in half, using only pork & beans and kidney beans. I also left out the white sugar as I thought they were plenty sweet. Very easy and quick to make. Thanks. Made for Gimme 5 Tag Game :)

Nimz_
This is a wonderful recipe,I also used maple bacon,and 1/2 pound Hot Italian sausage,omitted the 1/2 cup white sugar,just used the 3/4 cup brown sugar.Thank you Charlotte,my DH loved them. Very good for a pot-luck! Rose

out of here
Very good, great for a crowd. I changed the sugar to a 1/4 cup of brown sugar and use maple flavor bacon when I can get it.

Judy V. Canada

Tweaks

I substituted black beans for the garbanzo beans and left out the vinegar (I was out), but it was still fabulous! My grandma made this for us all the time (except that we called them patio beans). Perfect for cool weather cookouts!

Kristal