Always a favorite!! My Aunt Mary Louise always makes these for our Family reunion in July in the Smoky Mountains. I got the recipe from her many years ago and make them now for our get togethers.

Calico Beans

Mary Louise Hailey

2 – 1 lb cans barbequed beans (hot chili beans)

1 – 1 lb can red kidney beans, drained

1 – 1 lb can lima beans, drained

1 lrg onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

¼ C. spicy ketchup or regular ketchup with a few dashes of hot sauce

½ C. brown sugar

1 tbl cider vinegar

1 tsp dry mustard

3 bacon strips, cut into 1” pieces

Salt and Pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350^.

Saute bacon in skillet until crisp, remove from pan. In the same pan used for the bacon, add the onion and garlic and cook until clear. Mix together all the other ingredients, add onion mixture, mix well. Add the bacon and stir gently to combine. Pour into a baking dish and bake for 1 ½ hours, or place in a crock pot for several hours.

This recipe can be doubled.

Add hot sauce to taste and add additional brown sugar to taste if desired.