Donna's Chuckwagon Beans

Submitted by amydaigs

"Recipe from my mother-in-law. Always a hit at parties...I make it especially in the winter months. It's like chili except sweet instead of spicy. My mil uses 1 cup chopped celery instead of green bell pepper, but I prefer the green bell pepper. I'm guessing on the number of servings. It makes a huge pot of beans, but I've never actually counted out servings, so it might actually end up being more servings than what I've listed."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb bacon
• 3 lbs ground beef
• 3 cups onions, minced
• 3 cups green bell peppers, diced
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 2⁄3 cup boiling water
• 1 1⁄2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1⁄2 cups ketchup
• 3 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 (28 ounce) cans baked beans with molasses

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Fry bacon and set aside.
3. In the same pan, brown the ground beef.
4. Add the onion and green pepper, cook and stir until the onion is tender.
5. Dissolve bouillon cubes in the boiling water.
6. Stir all ingredients except the bacon together in a large dutch oven.
7. Cover and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
8. Crumble bacon on top and serve hot.