Baked Lima Beans Deluxe
1 cn Tomato paste; (4 oz.)
3 lg Onions
Margarine
1/2 c Brown sugar
1 tb Dry mustard
Salt and pepper
3 cans Butter beans
Bacon bits
Seasoned dry bread crumbs
1/2 c Grated Parmesan cheese
Brown 3 large onions in margarine (about 1/4 cup). Add 1 can of tomato paste and 1 can water. Mix 1/2 cup brown sugar with 1 tablespoon dry mustard and add salt and pepper to taste. Add to the tomato-onion mixture. Let simmer until thick.
Place 3 cans of drained butter beans in a casserole. Pour the tomato mixture over the beans and mix with 2 tablespoons bacon bits or crumbled bacon and seasoned with bread crumbs (about 1/2 cup crumbs). Sprinkle with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese over top and dot with butter or margarine. Use lots of butter.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Can microwave for about 10