BLOCK PARTY BEANS
(Featured at the 2009 Campout)

Shared by: Bonnie Almaden


2 pounds ground beef
2 cups chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 can (10-3/4 oz.) cream of tomato soup, undiluted
1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
1/2 cup ketchup
1 can (16 oz.) green beans, drained
1 can (17 oz.) lima beans, drained
1 can (15 - 16 oz.) chili beans, undrained
1 can (15 1/2 oz.) wax beans, drained
1 can (16 oz.) pork and beans, undrained
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
 
In a large Dutch oven, brown beef over medium-high heat. Drain fat. Add onion and celery; cook until tender. Stir in soup, tomato paste and ketchup; simmer 15 - 20 minutes. Spoon into a large kettle or roaster. Add all remaining ingredients, stir well.  Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Yield: about 25 servings.