Tracey's Bean Crock Pot Stew Recipe

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground beef (low fat works well)
• 1 lb bacon (maple flavored is best)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 1 (16 ounce) can baked beans (maple flavored is best)
• 1 (8 ounce) can dark red kidney beans
• 1 (8 ounce) can light kidney beans
• 1 (8 ounce) can butter beans
• 1 cup brown sugar (dark brown is best)
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup yellow mustard (optional)
• 3 tablespoons vinegar
• salt (to taste) or pepper (to taste) or garlic powder (to taste)
• cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 brown the hamburger in a skillet, drain it, and rinse it with water (i use paper towels over a noodle strainer).
• 2 chop with the onion into the size you like.
• 3 brown the bacon until crispy with the onion.
• 4 drain bacon/onion mixture or pat with paper towels.
• 5 combine the hamburger and bacon mixture into a large crock pot.
• 6 add your beans (bean liquid optional depending on how liquidy you like your stews).
• 7 there is no exact science for the last few ingredients. each condiment can ruin the beans if overused. so, grab a spoon and start tasting but the amounts listed work just fine if you don't like to brave cold bean stuff.
• 8 stirring occasionally with the crock pot on a medium setting, let the bean mixture simmer in the crock pot for an hour or so until heated throughly. if you find it getting too thick, add some water.
• 9 i like to serve it over hot brown rice which stretches the amount of serving but it can be eaten as just a soup/stew with crackers.