Calico Bean Bake (Natalie Montague)

1/2 lb sliced bacon

1 lb lean ground beef

1-15.5 oz can red beans

1-15.5 oz can black beans

1-18 oz bottle Honey Dijon barbecue sauce

1 c onion, chopped

1-28 oz can cut green beans

1-15.5 oz can great northern beans

2-15 oz cans pork and beans

1. Preheat oven to 350. Cut bacon into 1 inch pieces. In skillet cook bacon over medium heat until browned. Remove bacon to paper towel to drain. Discard drippings into pan.

2. Chop onion. Add ground beef and onion to skillet. Cook over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking beef in to small crumbles.

3. Drain and rinse all beans, except pork and beans, in colander; set aside.

4. Drain beef and return to skillet. Add reserved beans, undrained pork and beans, barbecue sauce, and all except 1/4 of the bacon to beef skillet; mix well.

5. Spoon mixture into baking pan, top with remaining bacon. Bake 45 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.