Block Party Beans

Name: Block Party Beans
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds, 85 percent lean ground beef; 1 , onion, chopped fine; 4 , garlic cloves, minced; 4 (15-ounce) cans, beans, drained and rinsed (see note); 2 (28-ounce) cans, tomato sauce; 1/2 cup, barbecue sauce; 1/3 cup, packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup, cider vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; , Salt and pepper; 12 ounces, green beans, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 (10-ounce) package, frozen lima beans

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2009

Side Dishes

Beans

SERVES10 to 12

TIME1½ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We usually prefer to use dried beans, but in our recipe for Block Party Beans the difference between canned and dried beans was minimal, so we chose canned beans. For the sauce, we mixed tomato sauce with brown sugar (for its pleasing hint ...

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