3 Bean Hot Dish Food

THREE BEAN HOTDISH

Steps:

• Melt shortening in a large fry pan.
• Brown ground beef, bacon & onion together.
• Season to taste with Lawry's Season Salt & Black Pepper.
• Drain & discard fat.
• Stir in the brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar & dry mustard.
• Cover & simmer on med. low for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Drain the kidney beans & butter beans. DO NOT drain the baked beans!
• Stir the ground beef mixture & all the beans together & place into a 2-3 quart casserole dish & bake uncovered for 40 minutes at 350°.
• NOTE: You can place all ingredients into a 4 quart crock pot & simmer for several hours on low instead of baking in oven.

THREE-BEAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef with bacon and onion over medium heat until beef is no longer pink; drain., Stir in sugars, ketchup, barbecue sauce, molasses, mustard, chili powder and salt until blended. Stir in beans. Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake, covered, until beans reach desired thickness, about 1 hour. , Freeze option: Freeze cooled bean mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary.

BETTY'S 3-BEAN HOT DISH (A LA MINNESOTA)

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble when cooled. Wipe out skillet with a paper towel.
• Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add onion and cook until clear, about 5 minutes more.
• Combine cooked bacon, cooked beef, pork and beans, kidney beans, butter beans, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, and mustard in a slow cooker. Stir to combine. Cook on High until heated through, about 1 hour.

WARM THREE-BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Cook a 12-ounce bag cut green beans as the label directs. Whisk 3 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon grainy mustard, 1 minced garlic clove and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a bowl. Cook 1 chopped red onion in olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, 2 minutes. Add one 15-ounce can drained cannellini beans, one 10-ounce bag thawed frozen edamame and the green beans; heat through. Toss with the dressing, sprinkle with parsley.

THREE BEAN POTLUCK CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, break into medium pieces and set aside. In same skillet, brown beef and onion. Drain fat.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon/beef mixture in a large bowl and stir in the ketchup, sugar, vinegar, mustard, baked beans, kidney beans (with liquid) and butter beans (with liquid). Mix well.
• Spoon casserole mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, uncovered.

PATTY'S THREE BEAN HOT DISH (CROCKPOT)

Steps:

• 1. Fry bacon in pan, when almost crispy add cut up onion. Fry until done. Drain bacon on papertowels, to get grease off.
• 2. Brown hamburger in pan, until done, drain. (hamburger is optional)
• 3. Drain kidney & butter beans.
• 4. Put kidney beans, butter beans, pork n' beans in crockpot. Add sugar, brown sugar, ketchup, dry mustard. Break bacon into small pieces & add with cooked onion to beans. Stir. Add hamburger. (if made)
• 5. Cook on high heat for 4 hours. Stir occasionally. Turn to low heat for 2 hours or to your liking.