Settler’s Beans

Ingredients

• 1 pound Bacon, Cut Into Small Pieces
• 1 pound Ground Beef, Venison Or Turkey
• 1 whole Large Onion, Diced
• 1 can (14 1/2 Oz. Size) Butter Beans
• 1 can (14 1/2 Oz. Size) Kidney Beans
• 1 can (15 1/2 Oz. Size) Chili Beans In Sauce
• 2 cans (11 Oz. Size) Pork And Beans
• ⅔ cups Brown Sugar
• ½ cups Ketchup
• 4 Tablespoons Molasses
• 1 Tablespoon Dry Mustard Powder
• 2 teaspoons Salt And Black Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce

Preparation Instructions

In a cast iron Dutch oven or other oven-proof pot, brown bacon until starting to crisp a bit, then add in ground meat and onions.

Drain any fat from the pan. Stir in butter beans, kidney beans, chili beans with sauce, and pork and beans.

In a small bowl, whisk together brown sugar, ketchup, molasses, mustard powder, salt, black pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Add into the bean mixture, stirring well. Cover with Dutch oven lid, and bake at 350ºF for 1 hour.

Other cooking methods:
1. If you like to camp, you can bake it in a Dutch oven over hot coals for a couple of hours.
2. If you don’t have an oven-proof pot, you can pour it into a 9×13 casserole dish and bake covered with foil for 1 hour at 350ºF.