Calico (Cowboy) Beans ✅

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• Salt and pepper
• ½ cup bacon, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can pork and beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can butter beans, drained
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped onion
• ½ cup chopped green pepper
• ⅓ cup ketchup
• 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Cook ground beef seasoned with salt and pepper to taste with bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain and transfer meat to a 4-quart casserole dish.

3. Add pork and beans, kidney beans, butter beans, brown sugar, onion, green pepper, ketchup, vinegar, and dry mustard to the casserole dish; mix well.

4. Bake, covered, in the preheated oven until bubbly and heated through, about 1 hour.

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