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Cowboy Calico Beans

Name: Cowboy Calico Beans
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean); 1 large sweet onion, chopped; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup ketchup; 3 tablespoons cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons yellow mustard; 1 can (16 ounces) butter beans, drained; 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 1 can (15 ounces) pork and beans; 1 can (15-1/4 ounces) lima beans, rinsed and drained

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. Cook: 4 hours

Makes

8 servings

Updated: Oct. 12, 2022

This is a tradition at the table when my girlfriends and I go up north for a girls' weekend. The husbands and kids are left at home, but the slow cooker comes with us! —Julie Butsch, Hartland, Wisconsin

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1 large sweet onion, chopped
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup ketchup
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 can (16 ounces) butter beans, drained
1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 ounces) pork and beans
1 can (15-1/4 ounces) lima beans, rinsed and drained

Directions

In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking meat into crumbles; drain.
Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. Combine the brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar and mustard; add to meat mixture. Stir in the beans. Cover and cook on low 4-5 hours or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 326 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 35mg cholesterol, 808mg sodium, 52g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 10g fiber), 22g protein.

Cowboy Calico Beans

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