Sides & Salads

5 Bean Hot Dish

Name: 5 Bean Hot Dish
Ingredients: 1 lb. ground meat, browned; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 green pepper, chopped; 1 can kidney beans; 1 can black beans; 1 can lima beans; 1 can pinto beans; 1 can navy beans; 12 oz. tomato paste; 2 Tbsp chili powder; 2 (15 oz.) cans diced tomatoes; 16 oz. V-8 juice; ½ c brown sugar; ⅛ c molasses; 4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled

From the kitchen of Bob April

The 'hot dish' ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ a term used more in Minnesota and the Dakotas than in Ohio, though the concept is universal ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ is the Midwestern church potluck in a single pan. Five kinds of beans, ground meat, and a sweet-savory sauce designed to feed a crowd and hold well on a buffet table: this is community cooking in its most honest form. Its name may even reflect Bob April's North Dakota years.

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Ingredients

1 lb. ground meat, browned
1 large onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 can kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 can lima beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can navy beans
12 oz. tomato paste
2 Tbsp chili powder
2 (15 oz.) cans diced tomatoes
16 oz. V-8 juice
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ½ c brown sugar
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ c molasses
4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours.

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