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Chuck Wagon Beans Recipe

Connie Staal doesn't have to ring the dinner bell twice when these Western-style beans are on the menu. Using lean ground beef makes the entree lighter on calories, but not on taste. "Since I began fixing lighter meals for my husband, I've learned lots of tricks to lower the fat in foods," she writes from Greenbrier, Arkansas.

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Chuck Wagon Beans Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 40 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
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1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cans (15 ounces each) pork and beans
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) reduced-sodium condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground mustard

Directions

In a nonstick skillet, cook the beef, celery, green pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. In a large bowl, combine the pork and beans, tomato soup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard and beef mixture.
Transfer to a shallow 2-1/2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 40-50 minutes or until heated through and mixture reaches desired thickness. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 303 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 56 mg cholesterol, 566 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 27 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch.

Originally published as Chuck Wagon Beans in Light & Tasty June/July 2004, p19