Dad's Famous Baked Beans

This recipe (which is so easy, it can barely be called a recipe), comes from my dad. When he was in his early 20's, he worked at Deloitte as an auditor. While at a company pot luck (of a business he was auditing), he was first introduced to this recipe for baked beans. He enjoyed them so much, he asked for the recipe and started making them himself. Years later, he was working as the CFO for Calply, and brought these beans to a potluck. They were lauded by all as Doug's famous beans, until a woman that had been recently hired claimed them as her own recipe! (In good humor, of course). It just so happened that the woman who made them years before and gave the recipe to my dad had been hired by Calply and was at the potluck! What a small world. 

Without further ado, my dad's famous baked bean recipe ;) - 

Brown 1 lb of ground beef and add a chopped red onion. 

Add 3 cans of Bush's Baked Beans (we use Maple Cured Bacon flavored and Original).

Add one can of Campbell's condensed tomato soup.

Add one can of diced Ortega chilies.

Mix it all together.

Add 1 lb of cheddar cheese cut into squares.

As you can see, it barely fit into our pot. But the important thing is that it did! Even if it was a close call.

These beans are absolutely amazing. They are so easy to throw together and can be refrigerated for super easy leftovers (since there are way too many in this pot to eat in one meal. Even for a family of 5!)

|| Posted by Kate ||