Best Ever Crock Pot Cowboy Beans

Credit: The Two Bite Club

Crock Pot Cowboy Beans are a hearty and filling side dish made with a pound a beef, a pound of bacon, and three kinds of beans, all slow-simmered in a sweet and tangy brown sugar molasses sauce.

Best Ever Crock Pot Cowboy Beans

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 4 hrs

Total Time 4 hrs 15 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 20

Ingredients

  

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb bacon cooked and crumbled
• 2 tbsp bacon drippings
• 3 15 oz cans kidney beans
• 3 15 oz cans white beans
• 3 15 oz cans pork and beans
• 2 small onions dices
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup ketchup
• ½ cup molasses
• 3 tbsp yellow mustard

Instructions

 

• In a large skillet, cook the ground beef and onions until the meat is no longer pink; drain.
• Drain and rinse all of the beans except for one can of pork and beans.  Combine the beans, cooked ground beef and onions, and remaining ingredients to your crock pot.
• Cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low.