Cowboy Beans are a great side dish or main course...it makes the perfect dish for potlucks, cookouts, camping trips, or parties. This delicious recipe is made with a variety of beans, ground beef, and delicious bacon. Cooked over a grill in a skillet adds even more flavor, but isn't required.
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword cowboy beans, grill, skillet
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 10people
Author Abbey
Equipment
Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
1lbground beef, browned
1 lbbacon
2 tbspbacon drippings
315 oz canskidney beans
315 oz canswhite beans
315 oz canspork and beans
3small onions, diced
1cup brown sugar
1cupketchup
1/2 cupmolasses
3tbspyellow mustard
Instructions
In a large cast iron skillet, fry bacon until crisp. Drain and crumble.
In the same cast iron skillet, cook the ground beef and onions until the meat is no longer pink, drain off excess liquid.
Drain off all the beans except for one can of pork and beans, Combine the beans, cooked beef, bacon, and onions and remaining ingredients.
Cook on grill until hot and beans are tender. Optional: Cook in oven on 350 until beans are cooked well if grill not available.