Crock Pot Hobo Beans from Scratch (Oamc)

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup pinto beans, sorted and washed
• 3/4 cup baby lima beans, sorted and washed
• 3/4 cup navy beans, sorted and washed
• 3/4 cup kidney bean, sorted and washed
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes, drained
• 4 cups tomato sauce
• 1 cup barbecue sauce (KC Masterpiece, original)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Coleman's dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 cups green beans, fresh, cut bite size
• 1/4 lb bacon, cut bite size
• 3 medium yellow onions, chopped
• 3 pasilla chilies, roasted, skins scrapped clean, seeded, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 lbs ground chuck

Directions

1. 1

   Mix the dry beans and soak over night.

2. 2

   Next day drain and rinse the beans.

3. 3

   Place first 10 ingredients in crock pot set on low.

4. 4

   Fry bacon 'til well done but not crisp. Remove and drain.

5. 5

   Pour off all but 2 TBS of the grease.

6. 6

   Saute (stir Fry) onions, chilies, and celery 'til onions are translucent.

7. 7

   Remove and drain.

8. 8

   Brown and crumble the ground chuck.

9. 9

   Add bacon, onions, chilies, and chuck to crock pot.

10. 10

    (If they need more liquid use chicken stock.).

11. 11

    Cook on low for 8 - 10 hours. remove from heat, cool overnight.

12. 12

    The next day return to heat for 3-4 hours, serve.

13. 13

    Goes great with corn tortillas, corn bread. or corn sticks. (corn bread cooked in a bread stick pan.).