Cowboy Food

I sometimes describe this dish as "baked beans on crack." It is definitely the main course of the meal! This recipe came from a friend of my mother's. I have no idea what it was originally called because we re-named it as soon as we tried it as a family...we could just see cowboys out on the range scraping it up off tin plates with biscuits (and we'll tell ya right now, it tastes better when you use a biscuit as a spoon!).

Cowboy Food

1/2 lb. browned bacon (8 slices) crumbled, set aside

1 1/2 - 2 lbs. hamburger
1 med. onion
Cook together, rinse and drain, set aside.

1/3 C. brown sugar
1/3 C. white sugar
½ C. catsup
1 T. prepared mustard
2 T. molasses
2 cans pork and beans
1 can (16 oz.) butter beans or lima beans
1 can (16 oz.) Northern beans

Mix all ingredients together and bake in 3 quart dish at 350 for 45 mins. (I sometimes make it on the stove like chili, just keep an eye on it while the sauce thickens so you don't get scorched beans on the bottom of the pot)