Recipe Calico Baked Beans

MY MOM'S FAMOUS CALICO BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a 3-quart baking dish (see note).
• Drain and rinse all the beans (go ahead and throw them all together in one colander) and set aside.
• In a large skillet, cook the bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels, leaving about 1 teaspoon grease in the skillet.
• Add the onion to the skillet over medium heat and cook until softened, 4-5 minutes. Off the heat, add the beans and bacon.
• In a liquid measuring cup or bowl, combine the ketchup, Worcestershire, dry mustard, sugar, salt, vinegar, water (or broth) and cornstarch, if using, and whisk to combine thoroughly. Pour the sauce into the skillet and stir well.
• Scrape the entire mixture into the prepared baking pan. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45-60 minutes. Serve immediately.

CALICO BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, 5-7 minutes, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in remaining ingredients. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. cast-iron pan or baking dish. , Bake, uncovered, until the beans are as thick as desired, 45-60 minutes.

CALICO BEANS (BAKED BEANS W/ 3 KINDS OF BEANS)

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp.
• Drain.
• Fry ground beef in fat until tender.
• Combine onion, ketchup, salt, mustard, vinegar, brown sugar, and partly drain beans in a 3 quart oven container.
• Mix well.
• Add hamburger and crumbled bacon.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

SOUTHWESTERN CALICO BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage over medium heat, stirring frequently, until no longer pink; drain.
• In 3-quart casserole, combine sausage and remaining ingredients; stir.
• Bake uncovered 60 to 70 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

CALICO VEGGIE BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir black beans, kidney beans, butter beans, lima beans, brown sugar, onion, tomato sauce, celery, vinegar, and mustard powder together in a four-quart casserole dish; cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.

HEARTY CALICO BEAN BAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Transfer to a greased shallow 3-qt. baking dish. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour or until bubbly and heated through.

CALICO BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon in skillet until crisp, then crumble and set aside.
• Cook beef in skillet until no pink remains. Add onion, sauté just until tender.
• Combine beef, onion, ketchup, salt, brown sugar, mustard and vinegar in a 3 qt baking dish or crock pot. Partially drain all the beans (I don't drain the baked beans) and add to the baking dish or crock pot, stirring gently to mix. Sprinkle with bacon.
• Bake at 350 F for 40 minutes or cook in crock pot until heated through.
• For vegetarian version just sauté onion and add to bean mixture. If using dry tofu crumbles it isn't necessary to rehydrate them first, I just stir them into the mixture. It may require addition of water to the mixture if it gets too thick, I just play it by ear. When using frozen crumbles or gimme lean ground "beef" I heat it up in the pan with the onion before adding to the bean mixture.

CALICO BEANS

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F.
• Put the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crispy, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel lined plate. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat from the skillet. Add the onion and ground beef and cook, breaking up the beef, until the onion is softened and the beef is crumbled and fully cooked, about 5 minutes. If necessary, drain any excess moisture released from the meat. Add the cooked bacon, kidney beans, navy beans, pork and beans, ketchup, brown sugar, dry mustard, vinegar and salt. Stir together and then transfer to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Bake until bubbling and caramelized on top, 35 to 40 minutes.

CALICO BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 C).
• Place bacon and ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain and set aside.
• In a four quart casserole dish, mix together the bacon, ground beef, pork and beans, kidney beans, butter beans, lima beans, ketchup, onion, vinegar, dry mustard and celery.
• Cover and bake for 1 hour.

SKINNY CALICO BEANS

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet, cook onion in hot butter over medium heat about 15 minutes or until onion is very tender and browned, stirring occasionally. Stir in maple syrup, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, snipped sage, tomato paste, salt, and pepper. Add navy beans, butter beans, and Chick Peas; stir to coat.
• Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a serving bowl. Top with sour cream. Garnish with tomatoes and sage leaves, if desired.