Pattys Three Bean Hot Dish Crockpot Recipes

THREE BEAN CROCK POT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• (Diabetes substitutions at bottom of recipe).
• Before Part take 1 cup warm water and put it into the crock pot and turn it on high. This is sort of to preheat the pot; without water it would crack see.
• Part take the beans section and warm in microwave or on stove top until steaming. Stir and pour into the crock pot (nice to use maple or honey flavor beans).
• Part ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, liquid smoke, vinegar. This is like a sauce. Simmer and stir on stove top or microwave until turns brown and smells less vinegary (20 minutes maybe). Dump into the crock pot and stir well.
• Part meat and onion; brown on stove top or in microwave together then dump it in pot.
• See how it goes a, b c all warm before going into the pot. Put on the lid and keep on high for on hour and 5-8 hours on low then serve with rice and cornbread, cheese shredded on top or glass of milk Complete meal for open houses or crowds of people. Stays warm in pot and is easy to self serve.
• Diabetes substitutions: Can substitute tomato paste for ketchup and powdered mustard for regular. Add water a little and artificial sweetener comes in brown sugar flavor. The Bush baked beans can use navy beans plain and use brown rice instead of white rice. See these are all diabetes or trying to lose wight substitutions. You can also add wheat germ to the corn bread.

THREE BEAN HOTDISH

Steps:

• Melt shortening in a large fry pan.
• Brown ground beef, bacon & onion together.
• Season to taste with Lawry's Season Salt & Black Pepper.
• Drain & discard fat.
• Stir in the brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar & dry mustard.
• Cover & simmer on med. low for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Drain the kidney beans & butter beans. DO NOT drain the baked beans!
• Stir the ground beef mixture & all the beans together & place into a 2-3 quart casserole dish & bake uncovered for 40 minutes at 350°.
• NOTE: You can place all ingredients into a 4 quart crock pot & simmer for several hours on low instead of baking in oven.

BETTY'S 3-BEAN HOT DISH (A LA MINNESOTA)

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble when cooled. Wipe out skillet with a paper towel.
• Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add onion and cook until clear, about 5 minutes more.
• Combine cooked bacon, cooked beef, pork and beans, kidney beans, butter beans, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, and mustard in a slow cooker. Stir to combine. Cook on High until heated through, about 1 hour.

THREE BEAN POTLUCK CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, break into medium pieces and set aside. In same skillet, brown beef and onion. Drain fat.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon/beef mixture in a large bowl and stir in the ketchup, sugar, vinegar, mustard, baked beans, kidney beans (with liquid) and butter beans (with liquid). Mix well.
• Spoon casserole mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, uncovered.

THREE-BEAN BAKED BEANS (OVEN OR CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In a large skillet over med.
• heat, brown beef, bacon and onion; drain.
• Add beans.
• Combine remaining ingredients and stir into bean mixture.
• Pour into a greased 2 1/2 qt baking dish.
• Bake uncovered at 350° for 1 hour or until beans reach desired thickness.
• OR place in greased crock pot and heat on low for 4 hours or so.

3 BEAN HOT DISH

Steps:

• Brown the bacon & let it cool. Some of the bacon grease may be saved and added in with the hamburger if you choose too.
• Cut or break the bacon into bite size pieces.
• While bacon is cooling brown the hamburger with the chopped onion and pepper, then drain of the grease if needed.
• Add the bacon (and bacon grease if you choose to) to the hamburger.
• Mix together the ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, vinegar and salt.
• Stir this in to the hamburger/bacon mixture.
• Stir in all the cans of beans.
• Bake in large baking dish in 350 degree oven for 1 hour or in your crock pot on high about 3-4 hours.
• A few hints for everyone. Any leftovers may be frozen, so you may enjoy at a later time without the prep work. You may also use your own favorite beans instead of those suggested in the recipe -- lima beans, pork and beans, red beans, northern beans, etc. Sometimes, depending on how many people I am serving, I will use 1 1/2 lbs. of hamburger and an extra can or 2 of beans and it is always just as good.
• Enjoy!

PATTY'S THREE BEAN HOT DISH (CROCKPOT)

Steps:

• 1. Fry bacon in pan, when almost crispy add cut up onion. Fry until done. Drain bacon on papertowels, to get grease off.
• 2. Brown hamburger in pan, until done, drain. (hamburger is optional)
• 3. Drain kidney & butter beans.
• 4. Put kidney beans, butter beans, pork n' beans in crockpot. Add sugar, brown sugar, ketchup, dry mustard. Break bacon into small pieces & add with cooked onion to beans. Stir. Add hamburger. (if made)
• 5. Cook on high heat for 4 hours. Stir occasionally. Turn to low heat for 2 hours or to your liking.