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Local Recipe: Betsy's Beans

A baked beans recipe right from a La Crescenta local's kitchen.

This addictive baked beans recipe is a Dupuy family staple for summer picnics.

These basic ingredients can be picked up at , 2675 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta.

Betsy's Beans

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Ingredients:

1 slice bacon, fried and crumbled

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2 medium onions, diced

2 15-oz. cans pork & beans, drained

2 15-oz. cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed

2 15-oz. cans lima or butter beans, drained and rinsed

3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

3/4 pound cubed Velveeta cheese (cheddar cheese works too but the beans aren't as creamy)

1/2 cup ketchup

3/4 cup brown sugar

Mix in an oven-proof dish and bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Stir once or twice while baking.

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