Cowboy Beans

Hearty and full of flavor, these Cowboy Beans are the perfect potluck or BBQ dish!

⏱ 90 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 80min 📊 Hard 🍽 6 servings ⭐ 5.0 (48) 👁 5
Cowboy Beans

Ingredients

6 servings

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Set half of the uncooked bacon aside for topping. Cook the remaining half of the bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Drain all fat except 1 tablespoon. Crumble bacon.
  3. Add ground beef and onion to the same pan and cook over medium heat until no pink remains, drain any fat.
  4. Combine all ingredients in a 9x13 pan and mix well. Top with remaining uncooked bacon and brush bacon with remaining bbq sauce.
  5. Bake uncovered 45-50 minutes or until bacon is crisp.
  6. Prepare recipe as above except cook all bacon until crisp. Set half of the crisp bacon aside for topping.
  7. Combine all remaining ingredients and place in a 6qt slow cooker.
  8. Cover and cook on high 2-3 hours or on low 4-5 hours.
  9. Top with reserved bacon before serving.

Nutrition per serving

Protein29g
Carbs64g
Fat21g
556kcal
29gProtein
64gCarbs
21gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$5167.00
Per Serving
$861.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$10334.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (100% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
bacon 1 lb $132.00
lean ground beef 1 lb $198.00
onion 1 large $50.00
canned red kidney beans 30 oz $379.00
pork and beans 30 oz $3297.00
canned pinto beans 15 oz $353.00
canned great northern beans 15 oz $353.00
tomato sauce 1.333 cup $107.00
brown sugar 0.5 cup $15.00
barbecue sauce 0.5 cup $120.00
ketchup 0.333 cup $49.00
apple cider vinegar 3 tbsp $16.00
yellow mustard 2 tbsp $22.00
chili powder 1 tbsp $53.00
salt 1 tsp $1.00
black pepper 1 tsp $22.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Cowboy Beans

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb bacon (divided)
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 large onion (diced)
  • 30 oz canned red kidney beans (2 x 16 ounces cans, drained and rinsed)
  • 30 oz pork and beans (2 x 16 ounces cans)
  • 15 oz canned pinto beans (1 can, drained and rinsed)
  • 15 oz canned great northern beans (1 can, drained and rinsed)
  • 1 ⅓ cup tomato sauce
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup barbecue sauce (plus 2 tablespoons for topping)
  • ⅓ cup ketchup
  • 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp yellow mustard
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
  • 1 tsp black pepper

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