ADAPTED FROM MRS. ZCZ RECIPE
CALICO BEANS
Ingredients:
4-8 ounces bacon, about 5 to 6 thick cut slices
(a slice of thick cut bacon weighs 1-1 1/8 oz.)
1 pound lean ground beef
6oz. Kielbasa
½ cup chopped onion
¼ cup brown sugar
2 TBSP Molasses
1 TBSP. prepared yellow mustard or 1 tsp powered ground mustard (Coleman’s)
1 TBSP Worcestershire Sauce
2 cans pork and beans (one 28 oz. can or two 16 oz. cans)
or two cans (20 oz.) of Campbell’s Baked Beans
1 can lima beans or baby butter beans, drained
1 can (light) kidney beans, drained
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp ground pepper
1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
½ tsp. Liquid smoke
Fry bacon, drain, set aside.
Fry ground beef with salt, pepper and chopped onion, drain & set aside
Brown Kielbasa in renderings.
Combine finished meats, beans, ketchup, sugars, molasses and remaining ingredients in sprayed pan.
Cook for 1 hour uncovered at 350 - stiring at half hour.