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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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