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Calico Bean Bake (Slow Cooker Recipe)

Great for buffets and barbecues and fantastic the next day served cold. You need a medium or large round or oval slow cooker for this recipe.

6 strips lean smoky bacon
1 medium-size yellow onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (27 ounce) can brick-oven baked pork and beans
1 (16 ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15.5 ounce) can butter lima beans, drained
1 (10 ounce) package frozen baby lima beans, thawed
1 (16 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup ketchup
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

Method

In a medium-size skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon to render some of the fat, but leave it soft. Drain on paper towels. Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings and then cook the onion, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute.

Combine all the beans in the slow cooker and add the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, and mustard. Add the onion mixture and stir to combine. Lay the bacon strips over the top, pressing tem into the beans. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours. Serve hot, at room temperature, or cold.

Serves: 10 to 12

Reprinted with permission from ©Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann, Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker: Recipes for Entertaining, published by Harvard Common Press

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