Calico Baked Beans

Get ready to wow your crowd with this hearty and flavorful dish: **Calico Baked Beans**! This comforting classic combines four types of beans—kidney, butter, pinto, and baked beans in sauce—with savory ground beef, crispy bacon, and a sweet-and-tangy homemade sauce made with brown sugar, ketchup, mustard, and apple cider vinegar. The result is a perfectly balanced casserole that’s rich, smoky, and slightly caramelized on top after baking. With just 15 minutes of prep and a total cook time of 90 minutes, this dish is ideal for potlucks, backyard barbecues, or any gathering that calls for a crowd-pleaser. Plus, its hearty blend of proteins and beans ensures it's as satisfying as it is delicious. Serve it warm and watch it disappear! Keywords: Calico Baked Beans recipe, baked beans with bacon, easy casserole recipe, crowd-pleasing side dish.

Nutriscore Rating: 75/100

Prep Time:15 mins

Cook Time:90 mins

Total Time:105 mins

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 pound Ground beef
• 6 slices Bacon
• 1 medium Onion, diced
• 1 can (15 ounces) Kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can (15 ounces) Butter beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can (15 ounces) Pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can (28 ounces) Baked beans in sauce
• 1 cup Brown sugar
• 1 cup Ketchup
• 1 tablespoon Yellow mustard
• 1 tablespoon Apple cider vinegar
• 0.5 teaspoon Salt
• 0.25 teaspoon Black pepper

Directions

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

Step 2

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the ground beef until browned, breaking it up into small crumbles. Drain any excess fat and set the beef aside.

Step 3

In the same skillet, cook the bacon until crispy. Remove the bacon from the skillet, leaving about 1 tablespoon of the rendered fat in the pan. Crumble the bacon and set it aside.

Step 4

Add the diced onion to the skillet with the bacon fat and sauté over medium heat until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 5

In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked ground beef, crumbled bacon, sautéed onions, kidney beans, butter beans, pinto beans, and baked beans.

Step 6

In a separate bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, ketchup, yellow mustard, apple cider vinegar, salt, and black pepper until well mixed.

Step 7

Pour the sauce mixture over the bean and meat mixture, stirring until everything is evenly coated.

Step 8

Transfer the mixture into a large baking dish (approximately 9x13 inches) and spread it out evenly.

Step 9

Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.

Step 10

After 1 hour, remove the foil and bake for an additional 30 minutes, allowing the top to caramelize slightly.

Step 11

Remove the dish from the oven and let it rest for 5-10 minutes before serving. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size	(2692.2g)

Amount per serving	% Daily Value*
Calories	3547.2

Total Fat 104.3g	0%
Saturated Fat 39.2g	0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.9g
Cholesterol 348.6mg	0%
Sodium 7350.2mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 482.5g	0%
Dietary Fiber 81.2g	0%
Total Sugars 236.5g
Protein 173.3g	0%

Vitamin D 7.7IU	0%
Calcium 762.5mg	0%
Iron 32.9mg	0%
Potassium 6736.2mg	0%

*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Source of Calories

Fat: 26.4%

Protein: 19.5%

Carbs: 54.2%