Calico Bean Bake

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Calico Bean Bake

A great dish to serve at any party...
it's even great served as a main dish.

Calico Bean Bake

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 12 slices bacon
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup cherry jalapeno barbecue sauce or barbecue sauce of your choice
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 2 1/2 teaspoons 16 spice smokey seasoning blend divided or seasoing blend of choice
• 1 (16 oz) can butter beans
• 1 (28 oz) can Bush's original baked beans
• 1 (15.5 oz) can pinto beans
• 1 (15.5 oz) can great northern beans, drained
• 1 (14.5 oz) can French-style green beans, drained
• 1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained

Cooking Directions

1. Fry ground beef and pork in a medium skillet, add 2 teaspoons 16 spice smokey seasoning blend. Brown meat until no longer pink inside. Drain off fat and set aside.
2. Fry bacon in a large skillet until crisp; remove bacon from skillet, drain on paper towels and set aside. Drain off fat in skillet, add chopped onion and cook until tender.
3. To skillet add: brown sugar, ketchup, cherry jalapeno barbecue sauce or sauce of your choice, 1/2 teaspoon 16 spice smokey seasoning blend or blend of your choice and ground mustard. Simmer for 15 minutes. Chop bacon.
4. In a large oven proof bowl or baking dish, add all drained cans of beans, browned meat and chopped bacon. Stir in ketchup mixture. Mix well. Cover dish with foil.
5. Bake at 350º for 1 hour. Uncover.
6. Bake for 30 minutes longer.

*Use your favorite smoked spice seasoning blend or
make 16 spice smokey seasoning blend.
Recipe found here:16 Spice Smokey Seasoning Blend

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