Butterbean Casserole Recipe

Ingredients

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• 4 cans small butter beans,rinsed with cold water and drained again, shopping list
• 1 Vidalia or sweet type onion, chopped small shopping list
• 1/2 cup chopped celery (strings removed) shopping list
• 1 sweet red or green bell pepper, seeded, chopped shopping list
• 1 clove garlic, crushed, peeled, finely chopped (optional) shopping list
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted, more if desired shopping list
• 2 teaspoons bacon drippings (optional) shopping list
• ***Sauce:*** shopping list
• 8 ounces plain tomato sauce shopping list
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, to taste shopping list
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt, to taste shopping list
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper shopping list
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika (optional) shopping list
• ***Topping:*** shopping list
• 1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese shopping list
• 1/2 cup Ritz crackers or Ritz cheese crackers, crumbled shopping list
• 1/2 stick butter, melted, for drizzling on top shopping list
• OR shopping list
• Spray with butter spray shopping list