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Slow Cooked Baked Beans For A Crowd - Recipe

An easy side dish for a picnic or a crowd.
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Slow Cooked Baked Beans For A Crowd Recipe
Directions
  • In a large skillet, cook bacon until it is lightly browned. Add onion and celery and continue cooking until vegetables are soft; drain off excess grease.
  • Pour drained beans into slow cooker. Add bacon mixture and combine.
  • In a small bowl, combine mustard, molasses, liquid smoke, brown sugar, barbecue sauce, and ketchup. Stir into bean mixture.
  • Turn slow cooker on high for 4 hours or on low for 7 hours.

    Can be baked the day before to blend flavors and thicken mixture. Store in refrigerator and reheat before serving.
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    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 6 or more hours
    Container: 6 to 7 quart slow cooker
    Servings: 20
    Ingredients
    -6 pounds + 14 ounce seasoned baked beans (2 55-ounce cans), drain off excess juice
    -30 ounces lima beans (2 15 ounce cans), drained
    -30 ounces cannillini white kidney beans, drained
    -30 ounces butter beans, drained
    -8 ounces bacon
    -1 large onion, chopped
    -4 ribs celery, chopped
    -3/4 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
    -2 tablespoons prepared mustard
    -1/2 cup molasses
    -1/2 cup brown sugar packed
    -3/4 cup prepared barbecue sauce
    -1/2 cup ketchup