#3778 - BBQ Beef Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/2lb. ground chuck
4 slices bacon (cut into small pieces)
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 onion (chopped)
1/2 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup Heinz ketchup
1 TBSP French's yellow mustard
1 TBSP cider vinegar
16oz. Bush's regular baked beans
8oz. cut green beans (drained)
5 deli slices American cheese
3/4 cup crushed Fritos

In a skillet over medium heat add ground chuck, bacon pieces, salt, pepper and chopped onions--cook/stir until beef is browned, then drain off the grease. In a large bowl add brown sugar, ketchup, mustard and cider vinegar--stir until mixed. Add baked beans, drained green beans and the drained beef mixture--stir well. Spread the mixture in a greased 2 qt. casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees 25-30 minutes or until hot and bubbling. Remove from oven--cover the top of the casserole with the crushed Fritos, then place the cheese slices over the top. Return to oven and bake until cheese melts (about 4-6 minutes).

#3542 - Chili Baked Beans

(by Shirley McNevich)

1lb. bacon
2 - 28oz. cans Bush's baked beans
1 - 12oz. bottle chili sauce
1 large onion (chopped)
1 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
2 TBSP French's yellow mustard
1 TBSP cider vinegar

Cook, drain and crumble the bacon. In a Dutch oven add the baked beans, chili sauce, chopped onions, brown sugar, mustard, cider vinegar and crumbled bacon--stir to mix. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until beans thicken.

#3540 - Spicy Baked Beans

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 28oz. can baked beans with pork pieces
1 onion (chopped)
1 green bell pepper (chopped)
4 links spicy pork sausage (removed from casings and crumbled)
2 TBSP chili powder
3 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
4 TBSP cider vinegar
1/2 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tsp. garlic powder
salt and pepper (to your taste)

In a skillet over medium heat add the crumbled spicy sausage--cook/stir until browned--drain and set aside. In a Dutch oven add baked beans, chopped onions, chopped green bell peppers, drained sausage pieces, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup and garlic powder--stir well to mix. Cover the Dutch oven with the lid and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, stirring every 20 minutes. Taste--add salt and pepper as necessary. Recipe may be doubled.

#3275 - Tureen Beef and Beans

(by Shirley McNevich)

Note: this recipe makes ALOT. Use it for picnics, tureen dinners, etc.

1lb. ground chuck
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 onion (chopped)
1lb. thick cut bacon
1 - 15oz. can lima beans (drained)
1 - 15oz. can kidney beans (do NOT drain)
1 - 15oz. can chili beans (do NOT drain)
1 - 32oz. can Bush's baked beans (do NOT drain)
1 - 15oz. can butter beans (drained)
3/4 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
3/4 cup King syrup molasses
1 cup Heinz ketchup
chili powder (optional)

In a skillet add ground chuck, salt, pepper and onions--cook/stir until meat is browned. Drain off any grease, then dump the beef mixture into a crockpot. Fry the bacon until cooked (but not crispy). Dry the bacon on paper towels, then cut the bacon into bite sized pieces and add it to the beef. Add drained lima beans, kidney beans/juice, chili beans/juice, baked beans/juice, drained butter beans, brown sugar, molasses and ketchup--stir well until mixed. Turn crockpot to low and cook for 8 hours--check them every hour or so--if they seem too dry, add 1/4 cup boiling water and stir. After 8 hours, taste--add more salt, pepper, chili powder, etc. to your taste.

#1818 - Four Bean Crockpot and Beef

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 16oz. can Bush's baked beans (regular style)
1 - 16oz. can string beans (drained)
1 - 16oz. can kidney beans (drained)
1 - 16oz. can butter beans (drained)
1/2 lb. ground chuck
1 chopped onion
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1 tsp. cider vinegar
1 tsp. yellow mustard
1 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups ketchup

In a skillet add ground chuck, salt, pepper and chopped onions--cook/stir until beef is browned and is broken into pieces--drain. In a crockpot add baked beans, drained string beans, drained kidney beans, drained butter beans--stir until mixed. Add brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, white sugar and ketchup--stir until mixed. Add ground chuck mixture--stir until mixed. Cover and cook in crockpot for 4 hours (medium or high depending on your crockpot).

#922 - Beef Potatoes with Baked Beans

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 lb. ground chuck
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 chopped onion
1 cup sliced carrots (thin)
1 cup sliced red potatoes (bite sized pieces)
1 cup water
1 - 14oz. can of your favorite baked beans
1/2 cup Kraft BBQ sauce
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

In a large skillet add ground chuck, salt, pepper and onions--cook and stir over medium heat until browned. Add water, carrots and potatoes--cook and stir over medium heat until carrots and potatoes are tender. Add baked beans and BBQ sauce--stir and cook until heated through. Serve in bowls--sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of each serving.

#716 - Coca Cola Baked Beans

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 - 16oz. cans great northern beans (drained)
1/2 can Coca Cola
1/4 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup Domino's dark brown sugar
1 TBSP French's mustard
1/4 cup Heinz ketchup
6 bacon strips

In a greased skillet cook the bacon strips, chopped onions and chopped green peppers until bacon is browned--drain off the fat and break bacon into small bite sized pieces. In a bowl add the coca cola, brown sugar, mustard and ketchup--stir. Add the bacon/chopped onions/chopped green peppers to the coca cola mixture--stir well. Add the drained great northern beans--stir to mix. Pour entire mixture into a casserole dish. Bake at 325 degrees for 50-55 minutes or until bubbling hot.

#158 - Baked Bean Casserole

(by Patti McCaslin - friend)

1/2 lb. bacon, cut into small pieces
1/2 lb. ground chuck
1 chopped onion
1/2 cup Heinz ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. French's yellow mustard
2 TBSP cider vinegar
1 - 16oz. can baked beans (drained)
1 - 16oz. can kidney beans (drained)
1 - 16oz. can buttered lima beans (drained)
1 - 16oz. can green beans (drained)

Brown the bacon and cut into small pieces. Brown the ground chuck together with the chopped onion. Add 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper and stir into the ground chuck/onion mixture. Mix the bacon, ground chuck/onion, and all other listed ingredients in a crock pot. Cook in crock pot or bake in the oven for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Serve hot.

#96 - Aldine Baked Beans

(by Lillian Boyer)

1 lb. jumbo marrow beans (dry, uncooked)
1/2 lb. bacon
1 TBSP salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 cup white sugar

Wash the dry beans in cold water. Place the beans in a large bowl and cover them with water. Let the beans soak overnight. The next day pour the beans/water into a large pot. Add the salt and cook/stir over medium heat until the beans are tender (make sure you test one bean to make sure). Remove from heat. Fry all of the bacon, then cut the bacon into small pieces. Add the bacon pieces, 3 TBSP of the bacon grease, the pepper and the white sugar to the beans--stir well. Pour the entire mixture into a Dutch oven. If there is not enough liquid covering the beans, add enough water until beans are covered. Bake UNcovered at 300 degrees for 3 hours. Do NOT stir them or open the oven door during cooking. After 3 hours, stir well before serving.