Calico Beans - reduced fat, sodium

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 192.1

Total Fat: 2.4 g
Cholesterol: 7.5 mg
Sodium: 343.2 mg
Total Carbs: 34.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 6.2 g
Protein: 11.4 g

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Introduction

I LOVE Calico Beans, but they aren't exactly heart healthy.. Not to say my recipe is healthy, but it sure is WAY better than the original, and it cuts the sodium from 1088 mg per serving down to 343... I LOVE Calico Beans, but they aren't exactly heart healthy.. Not to say my recipe is healthy, but it sure is WAY better than the original, and it cuts the sodium from 1088 mg per serving down to 343...

Minutes to Cook: 40

Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

1/2 lb extra lean ground beef (4% fat)

6 slices of turkey bacon (reduced sodium if you can find it)

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup Heinz reduced sodium ketchup

1 tsp dry mustard

2 tsp white vinegar

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed (could also use the splenda blend here and save more calories and carbs)

2 cups red kidney beans (made from dry)

2 cups Northern beans (made from dry)

2 cups butter beans (made from dry)

Directions

Prepare the dry beans for a cooked recipe according the package directions. (you can also use sodium free canned beans)
Cook bacon until crisp.
Cook beef until no longer pink
Combine onion, ketchup, mustard, vinegar and beans in a 3 quart container
Mix well
Add beef and crumbled bacon
bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Serving Size: Makes approx. 12 1/2 cup servings

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STARRYANGEL777.