Congratulations to Heather Smith for Winning the 2009 Cookoff

on bringing smiles

I can't go to a family gathering or a social potluck meal without someone requesting this dish. It always seems to bring a smile to everyone that eats it... I'll let you decide why.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup FRENCH'S® French Fried Onions

6 strips bacon, crumbled

1 lb lean ground beef

1 cup finely chopped onions

31 oz can pork and beans

1 oz can tomato sauce

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup catsup

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown bacon until slightly crisp; drain on a paper towel. In a large skillet, brown ground beef and saute onions until tender. Transfer ground beef and onions to a large baking dish. Mix in one-half of the bacon and the remaining ingredients, except the French's French Fried Onions. Top with French's French Fried Onions and the remaining half of the crumbled bacon. Bake for 35-40 minutes.