Cowboy Baked Beans Recipe (Oven or Slow Cooker)

Name: Cowboy Baked Beans Recipe (Oven or Slow Cooker)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 18 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb bacon (applewood smoked ); 1 large Yellow Onion, chopped; 2 clove Garlic, minced; 1 lb Beef, ground; 48 oz baked beans ((don't drain)); 32 oz kidney beans ((drain)); 16 oz cannellini beans ((drain) ); 32 oz black beans ((drain)); 0.25 cup Brown Sugar; 0.25 cup Apple Cider Vinegar; 1 cup Ketchup; 2 tbsp Yellow Mustard

Cowboy Baked Beans (aka Calico Beans) are loaded with ground beef and applewood smoked bacon. A great party food recipe for large groups.

Brooke1999

Prep20 min

Cook1 hr

Total1 hr 20 min

Servings18

Difficultymedium

AmericanSides

Ingredients

1 lbbacon (applewood smoked )
1 largeYellow Onion, chopped
2 cloveGarlic, minced
1 lbBeef, ground
48 ozbaked beans ((don't drain))
32 ozkidney beans ((drain))
16 ozcannellini beans ((drain) )
32 ozblack beans ((drain))
0.25 cupBrown Sugar
0.25 cupApple Cider Vinegar
1 cupKetchup
2 tbspYellow Mustard

Instructions

1
Decide if you are going to make them in a slow cooker or bake in the oven. You can use a deep casserole dish or large pot like a dutch oven. I like a large heavy cast iron pot so I can cook in it and finish baking all in one. Slow cookers are great for parties to keep them warm for several hours.
2
Chop the sliced uncooked bacon into small pieces, over medium heat, brown the bacon in a heavy cast-iron skillet or a large cast iron dutch oven on the stove top using a wooden spoon. Tip, you can cut the bacon into small pieces with clean kitchen scissors right into the pot-I find this faster!
3
Remove the crispy cooked bacon to a small bowl with a slotted spoon. Don't remove the bacon drippings from the pan. Next add the chopped onion and brown for 5-6 minutes until translucent, add the minced garlic, stir for one minute.
4
Next, brown the ground beef, cook for 6-8 minutes. Next, add the bacon, back in with the cooked ground beef, onion, and garlic.
5
Next, add 3 cans of baked beans (don't drain), 2 cans of kidney beans (drain), 1 can of cannellini beans (drain), and 2 cans of black beans (drain).
6
Add the remaining ingredients; brown sugar, cider vinegar, ketchup, and yellow mustard. Stir all the ingredients well to combine.
7
Place into the slow cooker or large dutch oven or large deep casserole dish. The baked beans usually doesn't all fit in one standard 9 x 13, you need a deeper dish.
8
Cook in slow cooker crockpot on low for 2 hours OR bake 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours in a large covered dish. Serve hot.