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Sweet and Sour Beans

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Course Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb bacon
  • 3 onions, chopped
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp dry hot mustard
  • 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 can chili beans, drained (15 oz)
  • 1 can cannellini beans, drained (15 oz)
  • 1 can butter beans (15 oz)
  • 2 cans baked beans (15 oz, each)

Instructions
 

  • Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons bacon fat.
  • Add onions to fat in pan, and saute until soft. Stir in garlic powder, dry mustard, wine vinegar, and brown sugar. Simmer for 20 minutes.
  • In a large pot combine bacon and onion mixture with the chili beans, cannellini beans, butter beans, and baked beans. Mix together, and simmer over medium heat for 70 minutes, or bake in 250 degree oven for 45 to 60 minutes. Makes 10 to 12 servings. Enjoy!