Enjoy your Labor Day with Potluck Beans

Published: Thu, 08/30/18

August 30, 2018

Happy Friday Eve, Slow Cookerers!!

Holy bananas, this week was a doozy for me.

And it's NOT EVEN OVER YET.

#geesh.

I think more was thrown my way than normal, so the fact that I'm not huddled in a corner rocking back and forth is a WIN.

For a recap, this was my week:

-- the horrific garbage disposal incident

-- I got my first ticket since 1994 with a friend's kid in the car

-- I needed a filling replaced

-- I invited 45,000 people to an online Masterclass on Slow Cooking and then proceeded to crash my computer

BUT. good things happened too.

:-)

-- sink is totally fine now, and thanks to my wonderful readers I now have a LOT OF INFORMATION about garbage disposals. :-)

-- the cop was a great guy and wrote me up for ignoring a marked sign instead of making an Illegal U so hopefully our insurance doesn't get dinged

-- I like my dentist. I don't like GOING to the dentist, but I've got a good dentist and I'm not in any pain

-- because you are all the best people in the world noone chastised me about my Tech Incompetence and instead followed over to Facebook for a Live presentation there.

-- after spending 8 hours relearning new software for video streaming Adam took me out for a well-deserved glass of wine

-- AND, it's a 3 Day WEEKEND!!

which means:

you should make some completely and totally awesome Potluck Beans.

:-)

Potluck Picnic Beans

serves 12-16 or so

1 pound lean ground meat, browned and drained
1 pound smoked bacon, browned, drained, and diced
1 medium onion, diced and browned
1 cup ketchup (no need to brown!)
1/4 cup brown sugar (already brown!)
1 (30-ounce) can Pork n' Beans (I love products with the "n" instead of an &)
1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15-ounce) can butter beans, drained and rinsed (they look like huge lima beans, and if they aren't in the bean section, try the canned veggie section)
1 tablespoon liquid smoke (yup, it's gluten free!)

The Directions.

Use a 6-quart or larger crockpot. This makes a lot.

In a large skillet, brown the hamburger, bacon, and onion.

Since I love my Ninja an awful lot, I used that -- and used the Oven Setting -- if you keep the lid on, nothing splatters! YAY!

While the meats and onion are browning, add the rest of the ingredients into the slow cooker.

No need to really stir things up quite yet, or the beans will fall apart.

Drain the meats well, and dump into the slow cooker. Use a large spoon to gingerly fold in the hot ingredients.

Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Stir well and serve to your very best friends.

The Verdict.

I really like these beans. And I mean I really, really, really, really like these beans.

:-)

These are my go-to potluck beans that make everyone in the entire world happy. :-)

There's bacon and beef in here in the original recipe but I've made it OFTEN with turkey bacon and ground turkey and noone can tell the difference!

Enjoy your Labor Day! Enjoy your family!

happy slow cooking!!

steph

Here are some more Favorite Dishes to bring along to a Potluck.