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Cowboy Beans
If you’re looking for a delicious, hearty side dish that the whole family will love, cowboy beans are the answer! A variety of beans are simmered together with applewood smoked bacon, garlic, chopped onions, and ground beef, all in a tangy barbecue sauce!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 437 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound Bacon I used thick but applewood bacon, chopped
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3 15 ounce can Pork and beans (not drained)
- 1 15 ounce can cannellini beans, drained
- 1 15 ounce can kidney beans, drained
- 1 cup barbecue sauce I used Sweet Baby Rays
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large dutch oven or heavy bottom pot add the bacon and cook until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon.
- Leave some bacon grease in the bottom and add the onion. Cook until almost tender.
- Add in the garlic and ground beef and cook and crumble ground beef until no longer pink. Drain excess grease.
- Add in cooked bacon, chili powder, salt, pepper, pork and beans, cannellini beans, kidney beans, barbecue sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, yellow mustard, Worcestershire, apple cider vinegar, and stir just until incorporated.
- Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
437kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
52g
(17%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
62mg
(21%)
Sodium
1591mg
(66%)
Potassium
817mg
(23%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Vitamin A
469IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
102mg
(10%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 437
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 437kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 62mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 1591mg | 66% |
| Potassium | 817mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 469IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 102mg | 10% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.