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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 Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cowboy baked beans for a crowd, Cowboy baked beans with ground beef, Cowboy style baked beans, Loaded baked beans recipe
Servings: 8
Calories: 773kcal

Equipment

  • Medium Skillet
  • Large Skillet
  • spatula
  • strainer

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