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     Title: SUNSHINE BEAN CASSEROLE
Categories: Legumes, Crockpot, Usenet
     Yield: 6 servings

     2 c  Red beans (canned),
          -drained
     2 c  Lima beans (canned),
          -drained
     2 c  Garbanzo beans
          -(canned), drained
     1 lb Beef, ground
     1 lg Onion, chopped fine
     1    Garlic clove, minced
   1/4 c  Brown sugar
     2 T  Mustard, prepared
          -(or less)
   1/2 c  Ketchup
     1 t  Cumin powder (optional)
   1/4 c  Red wine
          Salt and pepper
          -to taste

 Put drained beans into a 2 1/2-quart casserole; mix lightly and set aside.

 In large skillet cook ground beef, onions and garlic until meat is lightly
 browned; stir in remaining ingredients (except beans).  Add skillet mixture
 to beans in casserole; mix together. Cover and bake for about an hour at
 325 degrees F. or simmer the mixture in a crockpot for 3 to 4 hours.

 NOTES:

 *  An easy bean casserole -- This recipe comes from "A Primer on Bean
 Cookery" by the California Dry Bean Advisory Board. The recipe calls for
 red beans, lima beans and garbanzos, but any combination of cooked or
 canned beans can be used. Pick your own favorites. Yield: Serves 6 to 8.

 : Difficulty:  Easy.
 : Time:  75 minutes if baked; 3 to 4 hours in a crockpot.
 : Precision:  No need to measure.

 : Jeff Lichtman
 : Relational Technology, Inc.
 : {amdahl, sun}!rtech!jeff    -or- {ucbvax, decvax}!mtxinu!rtech!jeff

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