Sweet and Sour Beans

Four varieties of canned beans are combined with bacon, onion and sweet and sour seasonings in this terrific side dish for any season. Bake in a conventional oven or in a slow cooker.

• Calories: 440 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 pound bacon
• 3 onions, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can lima beans, drained
• ½ cup white wine vinegar
• ½ teaspoon dry hot mustard
• 1 (15 ounce) can butter beans
• 2 (15 ounce) cans baked beans

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons bacon fat.

Step 2

Add onions to fat in pan, and saute until soft. Stir in garlic powder, dry mustard, wine vinegar, and brown sugar. Simmer for 20 minutes.

Step 3

In a large pot or slow cooker combine bacon and onion mixture with the kidney beans, lima beans, butter beans, and baked beans. Mix together, and simmer for 70 minutes.