Ham & Barbecued Bean Skillet Dinner

Serve with a Caesar salad and crisp breadsticks for a terrific, quick meal. Taken from the "Great Tasting Money Saving Meals" cookbook.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon  vegetable oil
• 1  cup onion, chopped
• 1  teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans, rinsed and drained
• 1  cup bell pepper, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 cup catsup
• 2  tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2  teaspoons dry mustard
• 12  ounces ham steaks, smoked (fully cooked)

Directions

1. Heat oil in large deep skillet over medium heat until hot.
2. Add onion and garlic, cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add both cans of beans, bell pepper, brown sugar, catsup, vinegar and mustard; mix well.
4. Trim fat from ham, cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
5. Add ham to bean mixture; simmer over medium heat 5 minutes or until sauce thickens and mixture is heated through; stirrin occasionally.