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Hearty Cowboy Baked Beans | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen

Hearty Cowboy Baked Beans

Teresa Ambra
This amazing baked beans recipe uses six different kinds of beans, bacon, ground beef or turkey and is smothered in a wonderful sauce with barbecue sauce, liquid smoke and cinder vinegar for superb taste. Great for potlucks and summer holiday menus.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Veggie Side Dish/Casserole
Cuisine Southern
Servings 15
Calories 551 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large skillet
  • 1 hamburger chopper
  • 1 sharp knife
  • 1 can opener
  • 1 plastic spatula
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 Dutch oven with lid

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb. ground beef cooked and drained; ground turkey can also be substituted
  • 1/2 to 1 lb. bacon cut in 1-2” segments
  • 15 oz. can lima beans rinsed and drained
  • 15 oz. can red beans rinsed and drained; I like these better than kidney beans
  • 15 oz. can butter beans drained
  • 96 oz. can Bush’s pork ‘n beans, with brown sugar or honey DO NOT DRAIN (two 36-48-ounce cans)
  • 15 oz. can navy beans rinsed and drained, or great northern beans
  • 15 oz. can black beans rinsed and drained, or 1 can pinto or chili beans, or you can use all 3 if you like!
  • 16 oz. bottle KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce or Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce or your favorite BBQ sauce
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 tbsp. liquid smoke
  • 3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp. minced garlic I buy the stuff in the jar
  • 1 large onion diced, or 2 small onions, chopped
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Brown ground beef and bacon.
  • Cut beef down with a hamburger chopper into small pieces while frying.
  • Drain.
  • In large Dutch Oven or stock pot combine all the ingredients.
  • Cook on medium heat about an hour.
  • Or you can put in your crockpot.
  • Cook about 3 hours on high, or 8-10 hours on low.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 551kcalCarbohydrates: 88gProtein: 29gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 1430mgPotassium: 1413mgFiber: 21gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 161IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 171mgIron: 8mg
Keyword bacon, baked beans, beef, side dish
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