Hobo Baked Beans

By shygirl

Ingredients

• Onion Soup Mix:
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb bacon, cut in small pieces
• 2 16 oz cans pork and beans
• 1 can kidney beans, drained
• 1 can butter beans, drained
• 1 can tomato soup undiluted or tomato puree
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp yellow mustard
• 1 pkg Onion Soup Mix or 5 Tbsp homemade Onion soup mix, see recipe below.
• 3/4 cup instant minced onion
• 1/3 cup beef flavored instant bouillon
• 4 tsp. onion powder
• 1/4 tsp. celery seed, crushed
• 1/4 tsp. sugar
• 1 pkg Onion Soup Mix or 5 Tbsp homemade Onion soup mix, see recipe below

Preparation

Step 1

Cook cut bacon, drain on paper towel, drain most of the fat add ½ cup water and brown beef. Mix all beans, tomato soup, brown sugar, mustard and onion soup mix; add bacon and browned beef. Place in 9×13 baking dish and bake 350 degrees F for 1 ½ hours or until desired consistency.

Onion Soup Mix

Mix all ingredients together well, and store up to 6 months in cool, dry place. Stir before each use.

Five tablespoons of the mix equals 1.25-oz. pkg. of purchased dry onion soup mix.