Sweet and Sour Beans Recipe
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Sweet and Sour Beans

By: LMDINCO 
"A co-workers wife gave me this recipe and it is one of my favorites. This four bean dish is perfectly seasoned, and makes a wonderful side dish."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (8)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 10 to 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bacon
  • 3 onions, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry hot mustard
  • 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can lima beans, drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can butter beans
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans baked beans

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. In a large pot or slow cooker combine bacon and onion mixture with the kidney beans, lima beans, butter beans, and baked beans. Mix together, and simmer for 70 minutes.

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Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 440 | Total Fat: 19.2g | Cholesterol: 28mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2002 by mgoodman   view full review
This is one of my favorite side dishes of all time! It works well in a slow cooker, too.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2009 by msuchef   view full review
I love beans, and I love sweet and sour, so I knew this recipe would be good. After I mixed...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 7, 2011 by CHRISTYJ   view full review
I've made a nearly-identical version of this since the 70's and I love it! Everyone seems to....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 5, 2010 by sparrish4   view full review
This is so delicious - i couldn't stop "testing" it before that 70 mins was up
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2007 by TEDDYTOES   view full review
Excellent!!! As a male my wife would prefer I not eat beans. "understandable" These tasted...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2012 by korilynne Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Absolutely delicious! I think this recipe definitely needs some well deserved attention. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 24, 2009 by rosefall   view full review
My mother in law makes a recipe similar to this. I've not asked her for her recipe yet, so...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2012 by Jay M.   view full review
I always add hamburger to my beans as well as a tad bit of liquid smoke, add to your liking,...

 

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