One Pot Dinner 

When you don't have time to cook, the crock pot comes in handy.  For this recipe, brown the ground beef and bacon and then add the rest of the ingredients into the crock pot.  Turn the crock pot to low and go about your day. 

This meal is so easy to do, and your family will love it.  My recipes call for a cast iron skillet, but you don't need to use that if you don't have one.  Use the skillet you like best when frying meats.

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
3/4 lb. bacon, cut into small pieces2 (15 oz.) cans pork and beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can butter beans
1 c. ketchup
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. liquid smoke
3 Tbs. white vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Brown ground beef and onion in a cast iron skillet. Drain off excess fat. Put the beef in a crock pot.

Brown bacon and drain off fat. Place in the crock pot with the ground beef.

Add the pork and beans, kidney beans, butter beans, ketchup, brown sugar, liquid smoke, and white vinegar. Stir together well. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Cover the crock pot with the lid and cook on low for 4 to 9 hours. If your crock pot is 2 quart size, cut the recipe in half.

Tips

You could also make this to bake in the oven. Instead of using a crock pot, put the ingredients in a Dutch oven. Set the oven to 200° and bake it for 4 to 9 hours.

This recipe did call for the kidney beans and butter beans to be drained, but we do not. It adds flavor to the dish. It is personal preference on whether you want to drain them or not.