Crock Pot Ranch Beans Recipe

Crock Pot Ranch Beans Recipe

A crock pot recipe where the hardest thing is opening all the cans!  A great way to let your kids help out in the kitchen!

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground beef or turkey
  
• 1 pound bacon
  
• 1 medium onion, chopped
  
• 1 and 1/3 c. brown sugar
  
• 2 tsp. dry mustard powder (NOT YELLOW MUSTARD)
  
• 1 c. ketchup
  
• 1 t. salt
  
• 1 T. vinegar
  
• 4 cans – (15-18 oz) Beans of your choice (navy, cannellini, black, pinto, butter, kidney, etc.) just a few kinds for texture and color variety)
  1 – 28 oz can baked beans undrained (any flavor or variety) or 2 smaller cans (does not have to be exact weight!)
  

Directions:

• Brown ground beef, bacon and onion; drain grease.
• Rinse and drain the cans of plain beans and add to crockpot.
• Add all remaining ingredients and stir together.
• Bake on LOW for 6 hours stirring once or twice.