Recipes and Cooking Calico Beans 3.8 (10) 1 Review Five types of beans--including kidney beans and butter beans--and bacon make this healthy recipe a potluck picnic favorite. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 14, 2011 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 10 mins Bake Time: 1 hrs Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins Servings: 12 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 cup chopped onion (1 large) 6 slices bacon, cut up 1 clove garlic, minced 1 16 ounce can lima beans, drained 1 16 ounce can pork and beans in tomato sauce 1 15.5 ounce can red kidney beans, drained 1 15 ounce can butter beans, drained 1 15 ounce can garbanzo beans, drained ¾ cup catsup ½ cup molasses ¼ cup packed brown sugar 1 tablespoon prepared mustard 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce Directions In a skillet cook onion, bacon, and garlic until bacon is crisp and onion is tender; drain. In a bowl combine onion mixture, lima beans, pork and beans, red kidney beans, butter beans, garbanzo beans, catsup, molasses, brown sugar, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce. Transfer bean mixture to a 3-quart casserole. Bake, covered, in a 375 degree F oven for 1 hour. Makes 12 to 16 side-dish servings. Slow cooker directions: Prepare bean mixture as above. Transfer to a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 245 Calories 3g Fat 47g Carbs 10g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 245 % Daily Value * Total Fat 3g 4% Saturated Fat 1g 5% Cholesterol 5mg 2% Sodium 882mg 38% Total Carbohydrate 47g 17% Total Sugars 19g Protein 10g Vitamin C 7.7mg 39% Calcium 101mg 8% Iron 4mg 22% Potassium 775mg 16% Folate, total 36.3mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg Vitamin B-6 0.2mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.