Slow Cooker Cowboy Beans Recipe

A slow cooker vessel with cooked beans, kidney beans, and cooked chopped hamburger meat.

Slow Cooker Cowboy Beans Recipe

Enjoy hearty Cowboy Beans made in either the slow cooker or oven-baked. A tasty hamburger bean casserole for any occasion. Great for dinner, feeding a crowd, family celebrations.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword cowboy beans, crockpot cowboy beans, ground beef and baked beans

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 15

Servings servings

Calories 443kcal

Author Eileen Murphy Kelly

Equipment

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef 80/20 works well
1 small yellow onion ( diced)
16 ounce can, pork and beans
16 ounce can, kidney beans (drained)
16 ounce can, butter beans (drained)
1 cup ketchup
1 cup light brown sugar
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
½ cup water
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Slow Cooker Instructions

In a large skillet over medium-high heat add 1 pound ground beef and saute until brown, no pink in the meat. Drain and discard excess grease. Set aside.
Into the vessel of a slow cooker, add all ingredients; browned ground beef, 1 small yellow onion ( diced), 16 ounce can, pork and beans, 16 ounce can, kidney beans (drained), 16 ounce can, butter beans (drained), 1 cup ketchup, 1 cup light brown sugar, 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar, ½ cup water, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, and ½ teaspoon black pepper.
Stir to combine ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours. Taste for seasoning, if needed adjust seasonings.
Ready to serve.

Baked Beans Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a Dutch Oven or an oven safe pot, over medium heat add ground beef and onions, saute until beef is brown and onions are soft, about 6 minutes. Remove and discard excess grease.
To the Dutch Oven, add pork and beans, drained kidney beans and butter beans, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, water, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
Stir well. Cover and place in the preheated oven on the center rack. Bake for 45- 60 minutes. The liquid will be bubbly and everything cooked through. Taste for seasoning, if needed adjust seasonings.
Serve and enjoy.

Notes

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Storage: The beans can be stored in the fridge in an airtight covered container for up to 3 days. They can also be frozen for up to 2 months.

Recipes written by Everyday Eileen are for information purposes. Eileen Kelly is not a registered dietician or nutritionist. Any nutritional data we provide is an approximation. Actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.

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