Five-bean Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 slices bacon, slices chopped
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 (28 ounce) can lamb and beans
• 1 (19 3/4 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can lima beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar

Recipe

• 1 cook chopped bacon slices in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp; remove bacon, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings in skillet.
• 2 add diced onion, and sauté in hot drippings 5 minutes or until tender.
• 3 combine bacon, onion, lamb and beans, black beans, chickpeas, kidney beans, lima beans, ketchup, brown sugar, 1/2 cup water, and cider vinegar in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
• 4 bake, covered, at 350° for 1 hour; uncover and bake 30 more minutes.