Cowboy Beans
Cowboy Beans are a hearty side dish made with four types of beans, ground beef, bacon, sausage, and onions simmered in a sweet and tangy sauce.
Servings: 6
Calories: 530kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound hamburger meat
- ½ pound bacon chopped save the grease
- 1 pound smoked sausage links cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 14.5 ounce can pork and beans do not drain
- 1 14.5 ounce can pinto beans drained
- 1 can 14.5 ounces kidney beans drained
- 1 14.5 ounce can great northern beans drained
- ½ cup onion diced
- ½ cup ketchup
- ⅓ cup brown sugar packed
- 2 Tablespoon molasses
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 2 tbsp. mustard
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheese
Instructions
Crock Pot Directions
- Cook hamburger until done in a skillet, remove, and place in the crockpot.
- Cook the bacon thoroughly in the same pan, then remove and place it with the hamburger in the crockpot. Add the sausage to the crockpot.
- Add the onions to the bacon grease and cook till translucent. Add the onions and any bacon grease to the crockpot and stir.
- Add all the cans of beans into the crock pot.
- In a small bowl mix the ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, chili powder, salt, pepper, and mustard together. Pour over the meat mixture.
- Place lid on the crockpot and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours, or high for 2 to 4 hours.
- Top with grated cheese and serve with your favorite bread or salad.
Baking in the Oven
- Prepare as listed above, but add your ingredients into a dutch oven or 9x13 baking dish.
- Bake 350 degrees for 1 - 1 ½ hours until hot and bubbly. Serve hot.
Nutrition
Serving: 6g | Calories: 530kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 1112mg | Potassium: 509mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 410IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 193mg | Iron: 2mg