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Cowboy Beans Recipe
This cowboy beans recipe takes beans to a whole new level with ground beef, bacon, brown sugar and tangy barbecue sauce, a great side dish or for cookouts!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 358 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ pound Bacon chopped
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 Jalapeno peppers chopped (or use a bell pepper for a milder version)
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 pound ground beef 80-20
- ¼ cup BBQ sauce use your favorite
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
- 2 tablespoon molasses
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 16 ounce cans kidney beans (drained)
- 1 16 ounce can butter beans (drained)
- 1 16 ounce can pork and beans
- hot sauce to taste
- For serving: shredded cheese if desired
Instructions
- Heat a large pan or pot to medium heat. A Dutch oven is good for this.
- Cook the bacon in the pan about 5 minutes, or until it becomes nice and crispy. Remove and drain on a paper towel. Remove any excess grease.
- Next, add the chopped onion and peppers. Cook them down 5 minutes to soften.
- Add the ground beef and break it apart with a wooden spoon. Cook it down about 5 minutes to brown it all over, stirring.
- Stir in the garlic and cook another minute, until you can smell that gorgeous garlic.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Stir the bbq sauce, ketchup, mustard, molasses, vinegar, brown sugar, chili powder, and salt and pepper into the mix.
- Stir in all of the beans and reserved bacon. If you’d like a kicked up version, stir in some hot sauce as well.
- Set it into the oven and bake for 1 hour.
- Remove from heat. Top with cheese, if desired, or enjoy it as it! Serve with extra hot sauce!
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Notes
- Heat Factor: Mild.
Nutrition Information
Calories
358kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
776mg
(32%)
Potassium
660mg
(19%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
270IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
5.4mg
(6%)
Calcium
78mg
(8%)
Iron
3.5mg
(19%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 358
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 358kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 776mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 660mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 270IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 5.4mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 78mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3.5mg | 19% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.