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Chuckwagon Rollups

"Chuckwagon" pasta typically features a sauce made with ground beef and barbecue sauce. This version adds Bush's® Baked Beans and puts the sauce inside manicotti, finishing it off by wrapping each one in bacon for a smoky, flavorful dinner dish.

  • Prep Time

    15 Mins

  • Cook Time

    30 Mins

  • Serves

    4-6

Chuckwagon rollups on a blue platter with barbecue sauce in a bowl

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Ingredients

Serves: 4-6
  • Chuckwagon Rollups
  • 1 8oz box manicotti
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil, plus 1 teaspoon for manicotti
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 28oz can Original Bush’s® Baked Beans
  • 2 C barbecue sauce, divided, plus more for serving
  • 1 lb bacon

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Cooking Instructions

  1. 1
    BOIL

    Cook manicotti according to package directions, drain, and gently toss with 1 teaspoon vegetable oil so the noodles do not stick; set aside.

    • Manicotti

    • Vegetable Oil

  2. 2
    SAUTE

    Heat remaining vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium high. Add ground beef, onions, and pepper, season with 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beef is browned and the onions and peppers are crisp-tender, 8 to 10 minutes.

    • Vegetable Oil

    • Ground Beef

    • Onions

    • Bell Pepper

    • Salt & Pepper

  3. 3
    COOK

    Add the Original Bush’s® Baked Beans and 1 cup barbecue sauce and cook over medium heat until the beef and bean mixture is slightly thickened, 10 to 12 minutes. Let the mixture cool slightly before assembling.

    • Bush's® Baked Beans

    • Barbecue Sauce

  4. 4
    ASSEMBLE

    To assemble the roll-ups, spoon 1/4 cup bean mixture into cooked manicottis. Wrap each manicotti with 2 slices bacon; repeat with remaining bean mixture, manicotti, and bacon.

    • Beef & Baked Bean Filling

    • Manicotti

    • Bacon

  5. 5
    COOK

    To cook the roll-ups, place bacon-wrapped manicotti in a large skillet and place over medium heat. Do not heat up the skillet prior to cooking. Cook roll-ups, turning occasionally, until the bacon is crisping on the edges, 8 to 10 minutes. Brush with remaining barbecue sauce and cook roll-ups, turning, until the sauce is slightly sticky and glossy, 1 to 2 minutes.

    • 6
      SERVE

      Serve with more barbecue sauce.

      • Barbecue Sauce

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