Four Bean Casserole
Hearty, savory, and just the right amount of sweet, this Four Bean Casserole is the ultimate comfort food for weeknight dinners, potlucks, or family gatherings. Packed with an irresistible mix of ground beef, crispy bacon, and four kinds of tender beans—baked beans, kidney beans, black beans, and great northern beans—this dish is as flavorful as it is satisfying. A robust homemade sauce made with ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and mustard ties everything together with a perfect balance of tangy and sweet. Ready in just over an hour with minimal prep, this crowd-pleasing casserole bakes to bubbly, caramelized perfection in your oven. Serve it with crusty bread or a simple green salad, and watch it disappear down to the last spoonful! Keywords: four bean casserole, easy casserole recipe, comfort food, baked beans, ground beef casserole, hearty family dinner, potluck dish.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 4 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 15-ounce can canned kidney beans, drained
- 1 15-ounce can canned black beans, drained
- 1 15-ounce can canned great northern beans, drained
- 1 28-ounce can canned baked beans
- 0.5 cup ketchup
- 0.5 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the chopped bacon until crispy. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving the rendered fat in the skillet.
Add the diced onion to the skillet and cook until softened, about 3-4 minutes.
Add the ground beef to the skillet and cook until browned, breaking it up with a spoon. Drain any excess grease.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked ground beef, bacon, onion, kidney beans, black beans, great northern beans, and baked beans.
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, mustard, salt, and black pepper until smooth.
Pour the sauce over the bean and meat mixture. Stir well to combine.
Transfer the mixture to a 9x13-inch casserole dish and spread it out evenly.
Cover the casserole dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
Remove the foil and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until bubbly and slightly caramelized on top.
Let it cool for 5-10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
2970 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
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| Total Fat | 111.1 g | 142% | |
| Saturated Fat | 41.2 g | 206% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 387 mg | 129% | |
| Sodium | 8869 mg | 386% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 357.2 g | 130% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 55.5 g | 198% | |
| Total Sugars | 173.2 g | ||
| Protein | 159.8 g | 320% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 730 mg | 56% | |
| Iron | 28.5 mg | 158% | |
| Potassium | 5326 mg | 113% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
