Quick Cowboy Beans Recipes

EASY CROCK POT COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• Cook your bacon over medium heat on your stove until crisp, drain and crumble
• In a different skillet, brown your beef and sausage over medium heat
• Toss your onion in with your meat mixture and cook until the onions are tender, drain
• Put your meat and onion mixture and your bacon in your crock pot
• Pour your undrained pork and beans, undrained pinto or chili beans and the rest of your ingredients to your crock pot
• Give it all a gentle stir
• Cover and cook on high for an hour. After an hour reduce heat to low and cook, covered, for an additional 2-4 hours
• Give it a taste and adjust any seasonings to match your preferences

COWBOY BAKED BEANS RECIPE (OVEN OR SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• 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.
• 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!
• 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.
• Next, brown the ground beef, cook for 6-8 minutes. Next, add the bacon, back in with the cooked ground beef, onion, and garlic.
• 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).
• Add the remaining ingredients; brown sugar, cider vinegar, ketchup, and yellow mustard. Stir all the ingredients well to combine.
• 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.
• 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.

SWEET AND SMOKY COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• In a large pan/skillet, fry the onion and bacon until golden brown and fragrant.
• Add the garlic and smoked paprika and fry for another 30 seconds then add the drained beans.
• Pour in the remaining ingredients.
• Lower the heat and allow to simmer gently for 30 minutes, topping up with beef stock/water as needed to ensure the beans don't dry out and burn.
• When the sauce is thick and deep red, season to taste then serve.

COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• Place 16-18 hot coals as a base for the bottom and place 12 inch Dutch Oven over coals. Allow Dutch Oven to heat up. Once hot add sliced bacon. I like to cut bacon in about 3/4in slices and throw them into the hot Dutch Oven and let them cook stirring as needed
• Remove any excess oil and fat. It's easiest to use a few paper towels to absorb the excess fat.
• Add 1 lb of ground beef to the cooked bacon. I prefer a lean ground sirloin but choose what you prefer.
• Chop ground beef and allow to fully cook. You may need to drain excess fat from the hamburger depending on what you choose.
• Add diced Onion and Diced Bell Pepper. Green Bell Pepper gives a nice bite to this recipe, but Red or Yellow is also a great option! Stir to combine and allow onions and bell pepper to soften for a few minutes.
• Drain Kidney Beans and Navy Beans. Add Kidney, Navy and Pork and Beans to meat mixture.
• Pour Chili Sauce, broth, and Yellow Mustard on top.
• Add ham cubes and brown sugar and stir to combine.
• Cover with lid and add 12-14 hot coals on top of Dutch Oven
• Stir every 15 minutes and cook for 60-70 minutes.
• In a large skillet on the stove over medium/high heat add bacon slices. I like to cut bacon in 3/4in pieces. Stir as needed until fully cooked.
• Remove excess fat using paper towels to carefully remove.
• Add 1 lb Lean Ground Sirloin to bacon and chop to break up beef. Feel free to use any ground beef. You may need to remove excess fat after cooking.
• Dice Onion and Bell Pepper. Green Bell Pepper gives a nice bite to this recipe, but Red or Yellow is also a great option! Stir to combine and allow onions and bell pepper to soften for a few minutes.
• Pour meat mixture into Slow Cooker or Dutch Oven
• Drain Kidney Beans and Navy Beans. Add Kidney, Navy and Pork and Beans to meat mixture.
• Pour Chili Sauce, broth and Yellow Mustard on top.
• Add ham cubes and brown sugar and stir to combine.
• Cover Dutch Oven or Slow Cooker with Lid
• Bake in 350 Degree Pre-heated Oven for 1 hour stirring every 15 minutes OR - Use Slow Cooker and set to low for 4 hours.

COWBOY BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown ground beef and bacon in the skillet until no longer pink. Drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 1 ½-quart baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together cooked beef and cooked bacon with the remaining ingredients.
• Pour mixture into prepared casserole dish.
• Bake, uncovered, for about 40 minutes (or until hot and bubbly and sauce has thickened).

EASY COWBOY BEANS (FRIJOLES CHARROS)

Steps:

• Combine pinto beans, tomatoes with green chile peppers, ham, cilantro, red onion, garlic, black pepper, and hot sauce in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 1 hour.

FRIJOLES CHARROS RAPIDOS (QUICK COWBOY BEANS)

Steps:

• In a large (4 quart) saucepan, cook the bacon over medium heat, stirring frequently until crisp, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and stir for a minute, then add the tomatoes with their juice. Cook, stirring regularly, for 3 to 4 minutes to blend the flavors. Add the beans, with their liquid, and simmer over medium low heat for about 15 minutes.
• While the beans are simmering, stem the chilis, cut in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Chop into small pieces and add to the beans. Taste and season with salt, if needed. Ladle into small bowls, sprinkle with the cilantro and serve.

HOMESTEAD COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crispy, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble when cool enough to handle.
• At the same time, heat another large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
• Place bacon, ground beef, onion, ketchup, and brown sugar in a slow cooker; mix well. Add baked beans, Great Northern beans, pinto beans, and pork and beans.
• Cook on Low, stirring often, about 4 hours.

EASY COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crispy. Drain and crumble. Put in large pot.
• Brown ground beef and onions together. Drain. Add to pot. (Bacon can be cooked with the ground beef and onions if cut into chunks. I use kitchen shears to just cut through all the slices--into about 1-1/2" chunks.).
• Add the rest of the ingredients to the pot. DO NOT drain the beans! Stir everything together.
• Bring to a boil, then turn down heat and simmer for about an hour. If you're going to let it simmer, don't add the lima beans right away, as they tend to fall apart.
• These are generally better the next day, but are might fine the same day!

QUICK COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• In large (4-quart) saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and stir for a minute, then add half the tomatoes with their juice (reserve rest of tomatoes for another use). Cook, stirring, 3 to 4 minutes. Add beans with their liquid and simmer over medium-low heat for about 15 minutes. While beans simmer, stem jalapenos, cut in half lengthwise and scrape out seeds. Chop into small pieces and add to beans. Taste beans ans season with salt if necessary. Ladle into small bowls, sprinkle with cilantro and serve.