Homesteaders Four Bean Casserole Recipes

FOUR-BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Sauce: In a small skillet over medium heat, heat oil and saute onion and garlic until tender. Add remaining ingredients and stir well.
• Beans: In a 2-quart casserole, combine beans and sauce and bake at 350 for 45 to 60 minutes.

4-BEAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place kidney beans, butter beans, lima beans, and pork and beans in a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Heat a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir bacon, onion, and garlic until bacon is browned, about 10 minutes. Pour off excess fat.
• Whisk brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, molasses, and mustard into bacon mixture; simmer until cooked through, about 20 minutes. Pour sauce over beans in the casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, 1 hour 15 minutes.

HOMESTEADERS' FOUR-BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 3 quart casserole dish. You don't need to preheat oven right away because the first part of this recipe calls for cooking some ingredients on the stove top.
• 2. In large skillet cook bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels. When cool, dice and set aside. Reserve drippings!
• 3. Add onion slices to fat in hot skillet.
• 4. Add syrup or brown sugar to skillet, along with garlic powder and dry mustard.
• 5. Reduce heat to medium and CAREFULLY add vinegar, slowly. Take care because hot steam will rise.
• 6. Cover and cook this mixture for 20 minutes.
• 7. Add beans (all kinds) to casserole dish. Stir in onion mixture and bacon pieces. Mix well. Cover and bake in 350* oven for 45 minutes.
• 8. Uncover and let stand for 20-25 minutes before serving.

3BC (BEST BAKED BEAN CASSEROLE)

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Melt the butter in a skillet over low heat. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, 10 to 15 minutes. Meanwhile, place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Cut bacon into bite-sized pieces and set aside.
• Combine the baked beans, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, mustard, and onions in a 2-quart casserole dish. Stir in 2/3 of the cooked bacon and 1/4 of the brown sugar until evenly mixed. Cover the bean mixture with the remaining bacon, and sprinkle with the remaining brown sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, about 45 minutes.

HEARTY BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the onion, green pepper and garlic; cook until tender. Stir in all of the beans. , Combine the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper; add to bean mixture and mix well. Pour into a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Top with bacon. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes or until heated through.

FIVE BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
• Saute onion in bacon fat; add the brown sugar, mustard, garlic powder, salt and vinegar. Cook covered on low heat 20 minutes.
• In a four quart baking dish, combine the bacon, onion mixture, butter beans, lima beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans and baked beans. Mix well, and bake covered for 1 1/2 hours. Uncover and bake 30 to 45 minutes longer.

HOMESTEADER'S CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine the green beans, onions and pimiento.
• In a 2-1/2 quart casserole baking dish, add the mashed potatoes.
• Put half of the cheese slices on top the potatoes.
• Place the green bean mixture over the cheese slices.
• Top with the cooked pork sausage links.
• Cover the casserole, and bake for 30 minutes in a 350º oven.
• Top with the remaining cheese slices, and continue baking until the cheese melts. (This should only take about 1 minute to melt the cheese.).
• Yields: 4-5 servings.
• Note: You could substitute fresh cooked green beans for the frozen-cooked green beans. I cooked my fresh green beans with a 1/2 cup of water, and sprinkled them with a bit of salt & pepper, and cooked them in a 900 watt microwave oven for 13 minutes (stirring the beans half way through the cooking time). Also, when cooking the potatoes, I added a few cloves of fresh garlic to the pot of water, and when the potatoes were done cooking and drained, I added several pats of butter, a bit of half-and-half cream, plus I sprinkled the mashed taters with freshly cracked black pepper, also added some of Mrs Dash Table Blend Seasoning.

HOMESTEADERS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Combine the green beans, onions and pimiento.
• 2. In a 2-1/2 quart casserole baking dish, add the mashed potatoes.
• 3. Put half of the cheese slices on top the potatoes.
• 4. Place the green bean mixture over the cheese slices.
• 5. Top with the cooked pork sausage links.
• 6. Cover the casserole, and bake for 30 minutes in a 350º oven.
• 7. Top with the remaining cheese slices, and continue baking until the cheese melts, then serve. Be careful when eating, as this dish is quite hot (temp-wise).
• 8. *Note: You could substitute fresh cooked green beans for the frozen-cooked green beans. I cooked my fresh green beans with a 1/2 cup of water, and sprinkled them with a bit of salt & pepper, and cooked them in a 900 watt microwave oven for 13 minutes (stirring the beans half way through the cooking time). Also, when cooking the potatoes, I added a few cloves of fresh garlic to the pot of water, and when the potatoes were done cooking and drained, I added several pats of butter, a bit of half-and-half cream, plus I sprinkled the mashed taters with freshly cracked black pepper, and added some Mrs Dash Table Blend Seasoning. Also... for the sausages, you can use Swift Premium Brown 'N Serve Sausages in place of the links. As shown in one of the photos. .

HOMESTEAD LIMA BEAN AND BACON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Spray 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Layer drained lima beans over the bottom of the casserole dish.
• In a saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat.
• Add in the flour and whisk for 1 minute.
• Slowly add in 1/2 cup reserved bean cooking liquid; whisk until thickened and smooth.
• Add in the brown sugar, mustard, and lemon juice; stir to combine.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and pour over lima beans.
• In a small bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, melted butter, and cheese.
• Spoon evenly over the beans.
• Lay bacon strips over the top and bake in a 350° oven for about 30 minutes or until the bacon is crisp.

FOURTH OF JULY BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon, beef and onion until meat is no longer pink; drain. , Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish; add all beans and mix well. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; stir into beef and bean mixture. , Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 15 minutes longer.