Best Pear Preserves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. thinly sliced peeled pears *
3 c. sugar
3 c. water
1 lemon, thinly sliced, or can use real lemon juice
1 lb. ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 (21 oz.) can pork and beans
2 c. cooked rice
1/3 c. catsup
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. mustard
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 apple
1 Tbsp. brown sugar

Preparation

Crumble beef into a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish; add onion. Microwave on High, uncovered, for 5 to 6 minutes or until meat is no longer pink; drain.
Add beans, rice, catsup, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, mustard and pepper.
Mix well.
Cut apple into 10 thin slices.
Arrange in clockwise pattern on top of the casserole.
Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon brown sugar.
Cover with lid.
Microwave at High for 8 to 9 minutes or until heated through (150\u00b0).
Serves 6.