Chuck Wagon Beans

Name: Chuck Wagon Beans
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 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

Submitted by RuthlessWr

"Another of my husband's favorites. I got this recipe out of a cookbook called "Dining with Pioneers". It's apparently a collection of recipes by a group from Tennessee. This one was submitted by someone named Mae Hallum from Memphis."

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Ready In:: 1hr 40mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 10

ingredients

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

directions

In a Dutch oven or other large, heavy, oven proof pot fry bacon until crisp and set aside.
Drain fat.
In the same pan, cook ground beef, onion and celery until meat in brown and the onion and celery are tender.
Meanwhile, dissolve bouillon cubes in boiling water.
Add bouillon to meat mixture with the remaining ingredients and mix well.
Cover and bake 1 hour and 15 minutes in a 375 degree oven until hot and bubbly.
Crumble bacon over beans and serve.
This makes a LOT of beans. I usually halve the recipe.

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I first spotted the recipe in a issue of "Country" magazine in an article on Dutch Oven Cooking. It being posted here makes it a nice resource. Thank you for posting! <br/><br/>After sauteing the meats, onions, celery, and garlic I ladled everything into a crockpot then added the rest of the ingredients. I drained the beans and cooked on high several hours. The beans were thick and proved to be a hearty meal. They would be excellent campfire fare or after the game food for a cool night.

Susie D
Great comfort food! Since it is just the two of us now I made half of the recipe and we still had some left for lunch tomorrow. I used ground round, Bush baked beans, and beef broth that I eyeballed to measure. Served over white bread and enjoyed! Adopted RuthlessWr for Pick A Chef 2012.

lauralie41
My absolute favourite recipe, especially during cold weather. Cornbread or Garlic Bread makes an excellent addition.

Jim E.
I made this recipe last weekend. (This is my PAC baby, by the way)! My husband and I loved this! It was so warm and filling! Deeeeelish! I will certainly make this again!

Chef Menel

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RuthlessWr

Madison, Alabama

I currently live in Alabma, but have lived many places, including 4 years in Brazil. I love to travel and learn about languages and cultures around the world. I have a husband and two teenaged daughters and we live a very active family life. I work full time as a programmer, so between that and sports and plays and church, I don't have a lot of time to cook. For years I just threw whatever on the table, but lately I've become more aware of what I eat and how I prepare it. I'm trying to stay away from processed foods and cook more from scratch. I've discovered that I love it!

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