Cowboy Baked Beans Recipe

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Published: August 4, 2014Updated: April 29, 2022Author: Kristen Hills
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Cowboy Baked Beans Recipe

Fully Loaded Baked Beans

I really can’t believe that school is about to start! I am trying to cook as many summer meals as I can! If you have a BBQ coming up you have to have to try these beans! They are so good and will fill you right up!

Serves: 8

Cowboy Baked Beans Recipe

If you have a BBQ coming up you have to have to try these beans! They are so good and will fill you right up!
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 25 mins
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Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 onion chopped
  • ¾ pound bacon (cooked and crumbled)
  • 40 ounces pork and beans 2 (20 ounce cans)
  • 16 ounces kidney beans (drain well)
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons liquid smoke
  • salt, to taste

Instructions

  • Brown meat and saute onion together on medium high heat in a frying pan.
  • After the ground beef is cooked through, drain the grease well.
  • In another pan cook bacon and crumble into small pieces and add to the meat and onion mixture.
  • Stir in the remaining ingredients into the large pan and simmer for 10 minutes.

Notes

  • Slow Cooker Version of this recipe: after you cook your meat, bacon, and onions, and throw all of the ingredients in your slow cooker and cook for 3 to 4 hours on low.
     

Nutrition

Calories: 773 kcal · Carbohydrates: 64 g · Protein: 25 g · Fat: 48 g · Saturated Fat: 19 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 85 mg · Sodium: 974 mg · Potassium: 996 mg · Fiber: 12 g · Sugar: 21 g · Vitamin A: 154 IU · Vitamin C: 6 mg · Calcium: 115 mg · Iron: 6 mg

Equipment

  • Frying pan
  • Large Skillet

Recipe Details

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American

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  1. Lauren says:
    August 5, 2014
    Loving that this recipe ground beef AND bacon in it! Score!
    Reply
  2. Lisa J says:
    August 5, 2014
    This is my go-to dish for picnics. I don't use the liquid smoke & instead of 2 cans of Pork & Beans, I use one, then one can of Butter Beans. And since you can never have too much bacon, I usually put the whole pound in.
    Reply
  3. Ethnic Food says:
    August 6, 2014
    Thank you
    Reply
  4. judy gelowitz says:
    October 8, 2014
    Would I be able to use sausage instead of ground beef.
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      October 9, 2014
      Sausage would be amazing in these beans!
      Reply
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