4-Bean Baked Beans

Four different varieties of beans are baked with bacon, molasses, and brown sugar for a sweet and savory picnic side dish.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr
• Calories: 171 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can lima beans, drained
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 (15 ounce) can butter beans, drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can pork and beans, drained
• 0.25 cup molasses
• 0.5 cup ketchup
• 0.75 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 pound bacon, cut into small pieces
• 0.5 cup vinegar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Place kidney beans, butter beans, lima beans, and pork and beans in a 2-quart casserole dish.

Step 3

Heat a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir bacon, onion, and garlic until bacon is browned, about 10 minutes. Pour off excess fat.

Step 4

Whisk brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, molasses, and mustard into bacon mixture; simmer until cooked through, about 20 minutes. Pour sauce over beans in the casserole dish.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, 1 hour 15 minutes.