Fabulous Four Bean Bake Recipes

4-BEAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place kidney beans, butter beans, lima beans, and pork and beans in a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Heat a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir bacon, onion, and garlic until bacon is browned, about 10 minutes. Pour off excess fat.
• 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.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, 1 hour 15 minutes.

FABULOUS FOUR BEAN BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Brown bacon in a large stockpot until crisp.
• Drain on paper towels reserving 3-4 tablespoons drippings.
• Saute onions in bacon fat until softened and translucent.
• Add brown sugar and vinegar.
• Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add garlic and beans.
• Bring back to a boil.
• Transfer to a baking dish and bake for 1 1/4 hours covered.
• Add bacon bits to top and bake for an additional 5 minutes.

HOMESTEADERS' FOUR-BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 3 quart casserole dish. You don't need to preheat oven right away because the first part of this recipe calls for cooking some ingredients on the stove top.
• 2. In large skillet cook bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels. When cool, dice and set aside. Reserve drippings!
• 3. Add onion slices to fat in hot skillet.
• 4. Add syrup or brown sugar to skillet, along with garlic powder and dry mustard.
• 5. Reduce heat to medium and CAREFULLY add vinegar, slowly. Take care because hot steam will rise.
• 6. Cover and cook this mixture for 20 minutes.
• 7. Add beans (all kinds) to casserole dish. Stir in onion mixture and bacon pieces. Mix well. Cover and bake in 350* oven for 45 minutes.
• 8. Uncover and let stand for 20-25 minutes before serving.

4 BEAN CASSEROLE WITH HAMBURGER

Steps:

• Brown bacon until done. Crumble and set aside.
• Brown hamburger with onion. Drain.
• Drain and rinse all beans EXCEPT baked beans.
• Place all ingredients in crock pot on low for at least 2 hours OR place all ingredients in oven-safe bowl/dish uncovered in 350 degree oven for 1 hour.

4 BEAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In large pan combine onion and bacon or sausage. Saute until onions are tender and meat is cooked through.
• Add beans and stir.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Cook until heated through.