Chuck Wagon Beans

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 lb bacon
• 3 lbs ground beef
• 3 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 2/3 cup water, boiling
• 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 cups catsup
• 3 tablespoons mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 (29 ounce) cans baked beans with molasses

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven or other large, heavy, oven proof pot fry bacon until crisp and set aside.
• 2 drain fat.
• 3 in the same pan, cook ground beef, onion and celery until meat in brown and the onion and celery are tender.
• 4 meanwhile, dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling water.
• 5 add bouillon to meat mixture with the remaining ingredients and mix well.
• 6 cover and bake 1 hour and 15 minutes in a 375 degree oven until hot and bubbly.
• 7 crumble bacon over beans and serve.
• 8 this makes a lot of beans. i usually halve the recipe.