BEEFY BAKED BEANS
Makes 8 servings.
1 pound lean ground beef 2 (16-ounce) cans pork and beans in tomato sauce 1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, drained 1 cup ketchup 1 (1-3/8-ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard 2 teaspoons cider vinegar 2 cups frozen unsweetened (IQF) tart cherries
Cook ground beef in a skillet until browned.
Drain fat.
Add pork and beans, kidney beans, ketchup, dry onion soup mix, water, mustard and vinegar; mix well.
Stir in cherries (it is not necessary to thaw them).
Pour meat mixture into a 2½-quart baking dish.
Bake, uncovered, in a preheated 400 oven 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
Stir occasionally.
Serve hot.
Note: 1-1/2 cups dried tart cherries may be substituted for the frozen cherries.
Recipe courtesy of the Cherry Marketing Institute - www.cherrymkt.org/
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