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Slow Cooker Recipe
Sweet-Sour Bean Trio
May makes us think of picnics and springtime foods. And what’s a picnic without a side of baked beans? We decided to boost the basic bean blend, so we made Sweet-Sour Bean Trio. The onion, mustard, garlic, and vinegar add some kick and the brown sugar keeps it sweet and flavorful. We loved this dish for the ease, presentation and…of course…the flavor. What’s your favorite side dish to take on a picnic?
Sweet-Sour Bean Trio
Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly, page 105
Makes 8 servings
Ideal slow-cooker size: 3½-quart
Ingredients:
4 slices lean bacon
1 onion, chopped
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tsp. prepared mustard
1 clove garlic, crushed
½ tsp. salt
¼ cup vinegar
16-oz. can low-sodium lima beans, drained
16-oz. can low-sodium baked beans, undrained
16-oz. can low-sodium kidney beans, drained
1. Brown bacon in a nonstick skillet. Crumble. Combine bacon, 2 Tbsp. drippings from bacon, onion, brown sugar, mustard, garlic, salt, and vinegar.
2. Mix with beans in slow cooker.
3. Cover. Cook on low 6-8 hours.
Note: These beans are a good side dish or are good served over rice.
Per Serving: 210 calories (20 calories from fat), 2g total fat (0.5g saturated, 0gtrans), 5mg cholesterol, 570mg sodium, 40g total carbohydrate (9g fiber, 15g sugar), 11g protein, 4%DV vitamin A, 4%DV vitamin C, 6%DV calcium, 10%DV iron.
This sounds great-will have to make this at our next get together at the lake. Thanks for posting!
Does anyone have a good suggestion to replace the pork in bean recipes for a vegetarian version? So often the whole flavor profile seems to be built around that hammy smokiness, so if I just leave it out the beans end up bland.
> i don’t know how it would taste, but have you tried liquid smoke? it’s found in the BBQ sauce aisle.
We make a version of this with hamburger added in. We call it Pioneer beans or biker beans. Great dish that we always make during wheat harvest to take to the field!
@Elizabeth – you could try liquid smoke in place of the pork
It sounds alot like the way my Mom used to make her beans–only with some molasses added in. Of course their wasn’t any measuring !!
I am confused about the ‘baked beans’ ingredient. Is this a specific type of bean, or does it mean the baked beans already in a sauce, like Bush’s Baked Beans? Otherwise, the recipe sounds yummy! Maggie, I especially like the idea of adding hamburger! Will definately try it!
Denise, From looking at the picture I would think that Bush’s Baked Beans would be ok. That’s what I’m going to try today. I love beans and they are really good for you.
Smoky Paprika also adds smoky flavor to both Vegitarian and other dishes!.
The only kind of lima beans I have seen are green…where do you find the ones in the recipe? What about Butter Beans? The baked beans …are they pork and beans?
Why would you have to cook this for 6-8 hrs everything is already cooked?? I could see maybe 4 hrs. I would thin they would turn to mush.