Lazy Cabbage Rolls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 head large cabbage (chopped or shredded)
1/2 lb bacon
1 lb lean ground beef
6 cups cooked long-grain white rice
1 small onion
salt & pepper
3 (10 3/4 ounce) cans campbell's tomato soup
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Preparation

Turn oven on to 375\u00b0F to preheat.
Cook rice according to package directions.
When cooked place in very large bowl; set aside.
Chop bacon and fry in pan until crispy.
Add bacon and its fat to the large bowl of rice.
Cook chopped onion, in same pan bacon was fried in, until translucent.
Add to large bowl of rice.
Fry ground beef in same pan.
Add to large bowl of rice and other ingredients.
Add as much salt and pepper to liking. **I like lots of pepper.
I usually shake enough pepper on top of the mixture until it's well covered.
Stir until well mixed.
In a 9x13 pan baking or roasting pan place the rice mixture.
Pack down, not to tightly.
Next, place chopped or shredded cabbage on to mixture.
In the large bowl used for the rice mixture pour the tomato soup and its equivalent of water.
Now add the brown sugar.
Stir until blended.
Pour soup over rice mixture and cabbage.
Cover pan with tin foil.
Place in oven until cabbage is tender.
Approximately 45 minutes (depends on heat strength of oven).