Slow Cooker Cowboy Beans With Instant Pot Version Recipes

THE BEST SLOW COOKER COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown ground beef. Drain and set aside.
• Add bacon to the skillet and cook 5 to 7 minutes or until cooked through, stirring frequently.
• Add onions and cook an additional 4 to 5 minutes or until onions are soft and translucent.
• Add ground beef and bacon mixture to a large 6 quart slow cooker.
• Add pork 'n beans, drained kidney and white beans, ketchup, brown sugar and liquid smoke.
• Stir gently to combine. Place lid on slow cooker and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or on high 2 to 3 hours, stirring as needed. If the mixture seems a little dry, add a few tablespoons of water.
• Serve with tortillas chips, corn chips, sour cream, cheese, whatever you want. Anything goes!

SLOW COOKER COWBOY BEANS (WITH INSTANT POT VERSION)

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the bacon for 2-3 minutes. Add in the beef and onion and cook until the meat is no longer pink, then drain.
• Combine the beef mixture, bacon and all other ingredients in a slow cooker. For the liquid smoke you can add to taste, some people like it smokier!
• For the slow cooker, place the lid on top and cook on high for 3-4 hours, or low for 6-8 hours.
• If you want to cook in the oven you can also spoon the mixture into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 45-60 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy!
• In the bottom of your Instant Pot using the "saute" button, cook the bacon for 2-3 minutes. Add in the beef and onion and cook until the meat is no longer pink, then drain.
• Combine the beef mixture, bacon and all other ingredients into the Instant Pot.
• For the Instant Pot, use the chili/stew button and cook on high pressure for 15 minutes. I do not recommend slow cooking as it doesn't do as good of a job as an actual slow cooker.
• Release the pressure via natural release for the safest way, or instant release it according to the manufacturers directions,.
• Serve and enjoy!

SLOW COOKER COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir hamburger and bacon together in the hot skillet until hamburger is browned and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir cooked hamburger and bacon, baked beans with pork, kidney beans, lima beans, onions, ketchup, brown sugar, and mustard together in the bottom of your slow cooker.
• Cook on Low until hot and thickened, at least 3 hours.

INSTANT POT COWBOY BEANS

Steps:

• First, get everything ready. Meat and vegetables chopped, spices ready, garlic pressed or minced, measuring cups, etc. This helps the process go smoothly.
• Turn on the pot's saute setting and add the ground beef, bacon, and onion. Cook until meat is no longer pink. You shouldn't have to drain it unless you use a fattier meat. Leave some of the fat in there.
• Add the garlic and stir. Let cook for 1 minute.
• Add the water and kielbasa.
• Add the remaining ingredients in order (except brown sugar), and do not stir, just push them down into the mixture to cover them.
• Put the lid on the pot and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
• Cancel the saute setting.
• Pressure the pressure cook/manual button or dial, and then the plus or minus button or dial to select 8 minutes.
• Watch the pot until it comes to pressure. This is a pretty thick mixture, so you want to make sure you don't get the burn message. If you do, remove the lid if the pin is still down. Otherwise, release any pressure first and get your wood spoon down in there and scrape the bottom. Add another 1/4 cup of water if it looks too thick, close the lid, and reset.
• When the cook time is finished, turn the pot off (so it doesn't go to warming), and let it sit undisturbed for 15 minutes (natural release). Then release the remaining pressure in short bursts, until you are sure no sauce will be spewing out with the steam.
• When the pin in the lid drops down, open and carefully mix up the beans. Stir in the brown sugar.
• Serve with corn bread.