My sister's recipe also calls for a can of butter beans undrained, a can of kidney beansdrained & a can of lima beans drained, and hers is called “4 bean bake”. If you add any extras, don't forget to adjust the amount of sauce accordingly.
Reserve some of the juices/water that the beans were cooked inor came in if you bought them in a can or jar, and if your sauce is too thick just use this as needed.
1/2poundbaconuncooked, chopped into small pieces (preferably from a local farm, or try here if you don't have a local farm)
Mary Ellen sometimes also adds in 1/2 pound of ground beef
Instructions
Soak and prepare the beans as described above. (Or skip that step and buy this brand of pre-soaked organic beans!!!) Combine all ingredients except beans in a sauce pan and bring to a boil while stirring. Boil for 5-10 minutes or so, then stir in beans.
Bake in a square buttered baking dish for 40 minutes at 375*, covered. Then uncover and bake another 20 minutes. Double the recipe for a 9 x 13 baking dish.
OR I just put mine in a crock pot until it's time to serve.