Hearty and Delicious Cowboy Beans

This hearty Cowboy Beans recipe is amped up baked beans with ground beef, bacon, BBQ sauce, bell pepper, and onions-- then baked until thick. It's a perfect side dish to any meal.

Course Side, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword Cowboy Beans, Hearty and Delicious Cowboy Beans

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 30

Servings servings

Calories 343kcal

Author Debby - www.AFeastfortheEyes.net

Equipment

4-quart oven safe pot like a Dutch Oven

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 medium yellow onion diced (approximately 1 cup)
1 green bell pepper diced (approximately 1 cup)
½ teaspoon garlic salt
½ teaspoon onion powder
8 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
¼ cup brown sugar this is optional – you could omit
2 cans 28 ounces each baked beans, we used Bush's Original Baked Beans
½ cup barbecue sauce
2 tablespoons dijon mustard

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a 4 quart, heavy bottom, oven-safe pot (like a Dutch oven) over medium heat, add ground beef, onion, bell pepper, garlic salt, and onion powder. Cook until the hamburger is no longer pink. Drain the excess liquid.
Add cooked bacon crumbles, brown sugar, baked beans, barbecue sauce, and dijon mustard. Stir to incorporate all ingredients.
Cover and bake for 1 hour. (When done, the beans should be hot and bubbly and thickened.) Serve warm.

Notes

Recipe source: I am Homesteader

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