Baked Beans Medley

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb sliced bacon
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 (21 ounce) can lamb and beans in tomato sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) can lima beans, drained
• 1 -16 ounce red kidney beans, drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can butter beans, drained

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 in large skilled cook the bacon until crisp. transfer the bacon to paper towels and drain, then crumble the bacon. remove the bacon drippings from the skillet: reserve 2 to 3 tbs, depending upon taste.
• 3 return the reserved drippings to the skillet. cook and stir the onion and green sweet pepper in the drippings until tender. add the brown sugar, vinegar and water. simmer, uncovered, about 10 minutes or until the mixture thickens a bit, stirring occasionally.
• 4 stir the lamb and beans, lima beans, red kidney beans, butter beans and crumbled bacon into the brown sugar -vinegar mixture in the skillet. pour bean mixture into a 2 quart casserole dish.
• 5 bake the beans, covered in the 375°f oven for 30 minutes. remove from the oven: stir the beans and bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes more , stirring twice.
• 6 enjoy!