Lotsa Bean Salad

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large yellow sweet onion, sliced into rings
• 1 (16 ounce) can great northern beans, rinsed and drained (cannelini)
• 1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (16 ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 lb frozen green beans
• 1/2 lb frozen wax bean (may also use canned if frozen not available)
• 6 slices thick-cut bacon
• 1/2 cup bottled sweet and sour sauce
• 1/8 cup apple cider vinegar

Recipe

• 1 cut bacon into bite-size pieces. place in wok or large skillet and cook just until it begins to get crispy, over medium-high heat.
• 2 drain off drippings, reserving about a tablespoon.
• 3 add onion, and cook until coated with drippings and tender, no more than 5 minutes.
• 4 place frozen beans together in a colander and run under cool water, just to defrost. add to pan and cook until tender, no more than 6-8 minutes.
• 5 rinse and drain canned beans and add to pan, stirring lightly to evenly distribute beans. heat through, approximately 3-4 minutes more.
• 6 mix vinegar and sweet and sour sauce, and add to pan, stirring lightly but thoroughly so all ingredients are coated. stirring too much will make the canned beans mushy.
• 7 if you use more beans, the cooking time will be longer and serving yield will be higher. you may also need a bit more sauce to completely cover the extra beans.
• 8 if you don't have the prepared sweet and sour sauce, you may use catalina salad dressing -- very similar in a pinch.