deluxe three-bean bake

Ingredients For deluxe three-bean bake

• ½ lb

  sliced bacon, cut cross-wise into ¼-½
• 1 lb

  ground beef*
• *or omit the beef and double the bacon, or toss in a pork hock...whatever you'd like!
• 1 pkg

  lipton onion soup and recipe mix
• ½-¾ c

  chopped onion
• 1 16-oz. can

  pork and beans, not drained
• 1 15½-oz. can

  butter beans**, drained and rinsed
• 1 15½-oz. can

  cannelloni beans**, drained and rinsed
• **or substitute the equivalent of any other bean(s) you like.
• ½ c

  ketchup
• ½ c

  packed brown sugar (may substutute equal amounts of honey and molasses for half the brown sugar if you wish)
• 1 Tbsp

  prepared mustard (of your liking...i use uncle phil's sweet and sassy)
• ½ tsp

  lawry's seasoned salt
• pepper blend, to taste (i mix ground black, white, and cayenne peppers)