Old Settlers Beans

This is an old recipe of my mother's that needed a "redo." The original recipe was loaded with way too much sugar, along with ground beef and bacon.

I always liked this recipe as a kid growing up, but decided that it was time to make it vegetarian and cut down on the sugar.

I eliminated the bacon, added some "vegetarian crumbled meat (found by the Boca Burgers at your grocer) and substituted agave nectar for the brown and white sugar. Both my guys gave it 2 thumbs up, which means I can pass it along to you. :)

Old Settler Beans:

1 can kidney beans

1 can butter beans

1 can vegetarian baked beans

1 medium onion

1 cup agave nectar

1/4 cup ketchup

1/2 tsp mustard

2 tbs. molasses

1 bag of "vegetarian meat substitute" You could also use Boca Burgers and break them into pieces. You could also make this without a meat substitute and it would be good too.

Drain the 3 cans of beans. Put all the ingredients in a slow cooker. Stir to mix all the ingredients. Cook on low 3-4 hours, or until cooked through.

At our house, we make a meal out of this dish. A slice of whole grain bread is all you need.

Enjoy!