Sweet and Sour Baked Beans

1 lb. extra lean ground beef
1/2 lb. bacon, cut into pieces
3 onions, sliced into rings OR
2 Tbsp. instant minced onions
2 cloves garlic, OR
1/4 tsp. minced garlic
15 oz. can kidney beans, drained
15 oz. can lima beans (OR butter beans), drained
30 oz. can pork and beans with sauce
1 tsp. dry mustard Or
1 Tbsp. prepared mustard
1/2 c. vinegar
2/3 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. ketchup OR tomato sauce
1/4 c. molasses
1 c. crushed pineapple

In a large frying pan, brown ground beef and saute bacon, onion and garlic. Drain well. Add beans. Mix mustard, vinegar, brown sugar, tomato sauce, molasses and add. Pour into a baking dish. Bake covered, 1 hour at 350 degrees. Serves 24.

- This time I didn't have 3 onions, so I used one onion and one Tbsp. instant minced onions. I followed all the steps, then put it in my crock pot and cooked on low for 3-4 hours. It only takes about 2 hours to heat it through though.

-Served as a side dish with the recipe above.