Calico Beans (Cooked 4 Ways)
Calico Beans can be cooked 4 different ways, but in the summertime I prefer to cook them outside on the pellet grill, so the default instructions and time are for an outdoor grill.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 1hr
- Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins.
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Pellet Grill, Oven, Instant Pot, Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
Scale
1/2 cup cooked crispy bacon, chopped small or crumbled (About 5-8 slices, depending on the thickness of bacon)
1 lb. ground beef
1 15 oz. can pork & beans (Do not drain)
1 15 oz. can kidney beans, drained
1 15 oz. can butter beans, drained
1 15 oz. can lima beans, drained
1/2 cup ketchup
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup sweet onion, diced
1 cup celery, chopped small (About 3 large celery sticks)
3 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar (Can sub with white wine vinegar)
2 tsp mustard powder
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
Oven or Pellet Grill Instructions
- Heat large skilllet to Medium-high heat, add oil and then the ground beef. Brown and crumble ground beef.
- Preheat Oven or Pellet Grill to 350 degrees.
- Add all ingredients to large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
- Transfer bean mixture to a 11 X 9 casserole dish and cover with foil
- Once Oven or grill up to temperature
- If using a pellet grill, put calico beans dish all the way on the right side of the pellet grill.
- Bake for 45 mins.
- After the initial bake remove foil and bake another 15 minutes.
Slow Cooker/Crockpot Instructions
- Prepare Calico Beans as stated above, #1-3
- Transfer beans to Crockpot
- In Crockpot cook 4 hrs on High or 8 Hrs on Low.
Instant Pot Instructions
- Prepare Calico Beans as stated above, #1-3
- Transfer beans to Instant Pot
- Set pressure to High for 15 mins, natural release for 10 mins.
Equipment
Keywords: BBQ, Beans, Summer Party, Father's Day, 4th of July, Memorial Day, Gluten Free
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