Crock Pot Beef & Beans

Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 -8 ounces bacon, diced
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard, regular or 1 tablespoon dijon mustard, style
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 (16 ounce) cans lamb and beans in tomato sauce, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can lima beans or 1 (15 ounce) can butter beans, drained

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in large skillet until lightly browned.
• 2 remove from skillet; drain on paper towels. discard bacon drippings in skillet; brown the ground beef and onion until beef is no longer pink.
• 3 drain off excess fat.
• 4 in a 3 1/2 to 5-quart slow cooker, combine bacon, ground beef, onion, and all remaining ingredients; mix to blend.
• 5 cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.