In a large saucepan cook onion and bacon on medium heat until onion is clear and bacon lightly browned (If needed add oil to brown bacon).
Add bean and bacon soup to bacon/onion mixture.
Then pour half of the can of mixed beans into a bowl and mash.
Add the rest of the canned and mashed beans into saucepan with other ingredients (if the mixture seemed to thick add the water) .
Stir until well mixed, and turn heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes or until heated through.
Fry taco shells in a little bit of canola oil, folding to form taco shape. Drain on paper towel.
Heat soup (do not add water). If desired, add butter and stir well.
Spoon heated bean mixture into taco shells and sprinkle with chopped onion.
Susan's Note: If desired, you can add a little grated cheddar cheese.
BEAN-BARLEY SOUP MIX: In a bowl combine
(For the bean mix you can add to
Heat the oil and add the bacon and cook until the fat begins to run.
then add the chopped onion, garlic, celery,carrot, and cook for 5 min's med heat.
Then add tomatoes and stock and bring to the boil and simmer for 20min's
Stir in the beans and reheat until boiling
Add seasoning and chopped basil and serve with some nice crusty bread.
Saute onion, bell pepper and garlic in 3 tablespoons of oil. Dilute bean and bacon soup to desired consistency.
Add all other ingredients and simmer 2 hours on low.
Add smoked sausage, if desired.
Pour bean with bacon soup into a large saucepan and cook over medium-low heat until warmed through, 5 to 7 minutes.
Stir tomatoes, sausage, onion, mushrooms, and hot sauce into the soup. Reduce heat to low and cook soup at a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are breaking down, about 1 hour.
Brown ground chuck and drain.
In large saucepan add soup, tomato sauce and meat.
Use one empty soup can and add milk (enough to make almost a full can).
Add to soup mixture.
Slowly allow to heat to desired temperature (no need to boil).
Add cheese and stir to melt.
Add crumbled bacon just before serving.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Heat a skillet over medium heat. Break sausage into small pieces and add to the skillet; cook and stir until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain excess grease from skillet.
Stir bean with bacon soup and sour cream together in a bowl; pour over browned sausage and stir. Transfer mixture to a baking dish; top with Cheddar cheese.
Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is bubbly and the dip is hot throughout, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately.
While waiting prepare vegetables and bacon. Drain beans in a colander
In saucepan, brown ham and onion in butter.
Stir in bean with bacon soup.
Blend in water.
Add minestrone soup.
Heat; stir often.
Makes 5 cups.
Shape beef into 18 meatballs.
In a large saucepan, brown meatballs and cook onion with garlic and oregano in shortening until tender.
Add cabbage.
Cook until tender.
Add bean with bacon soup. Gradually stir in water. Add remaining ingredients except cheese.
Heat. Stir occasionally. Serve with cheese.
Makes about 6 cups.
Shape beef into meatballs.
In large saucepan, brown meatballs and cook with onion, garlic and oregano in shortening until tender.
Add cabbage and bean and bacon soup.
Gradually stir in water.
Add remaining ingredients.
Simmer until well heated.
Shape beef into bite size meatballs; brown.
Cook onion with garlic and oregano in a small amount of shortening or beef drippings until tender.
In a large kettle, gradually stir water into bean with bacon soup.
Add remaining ingredients except cheese.
Heat to slow boil and cook until cabbage is tender, stirring occasionally.
Serve with cheese.
Melt cheese; stir in bean-bacon soup, sour cream and onions. Cover and store in refrigerator.
If you like hot dip, add 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped finely.
Brown hamburger and onions.
Add taco seasoning, chili powder and salsa.
Add tomato soup with water (according to directions on can).
Add bean and bacon soup (no water).
Simmer 30 minutes.
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Put soup from can into a pot.
Fill each can with half and half and add to pot.
Cook soup on stove until heated.
Stirring occasionally to keep from burning.
Mix all ingredients; chill.
Especially tasty with bacon wafers.
If smoother dip is desired, beat in electric mixer of blender.
May also be used as a sandwich spread, served on toast.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
Source: Campbell's\"Cooking with Soup\" 1970.
In a saucepan simmer cabbage and onion in the water, covered, for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender.
Stir in the undrained beans, soup and mustard.
Stir in corned beef; heat thoroughly.
Serves 4 to 6 folks.